Max Wren

I’m a filmmaker, writer, and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. My work focuses on the terror of intimacy — how scary it can be to reveal our true selves to the people we love. My biggest inspirations come from mass media — gay p*rn, romance novels, and grindhouse horror. I think it’s worth considering what the content we’re most ashamed to consume says about our true desires. Mostly, I’m trying to find excuses to use my growing collection of vintage camcorders.

Before finding my way to film, I worked as a radio, podcast, and social media producer. I helped make shows for WCBS 880, WNYC, Gimlet Media, Spotify, and Elevate Labs. My man-on-the-street quiz videos have gotten millions of views on social media.

My short, JOCK, premiered at the 2026 Nitehawk Shorts Festival. For my writing and prose work, I won the Mecklin Prize in Creative Nonfiction and the Eleanor Frost Playwriting Contest, and have been featured in the Strafford Reading Series, the Arizona Underground Film Festival, and Indie Fest LA.

Find me on Instagram @max__wren