Max Kaplan
Directing
Biography
Max Kaplan is a filmmaker and musician from Dayton, Ohio. He is known for directing Good Kids (2018), The Rabbit (2022) and Hunger (2020).
Known For

A pair of teammates play one-on-one after basketball practice as the team assistant comes in to clean up.
Three in the Key

A neo-noir short film about three kids who get caught up in a night of chaos and violence after accidentally killing their drug dealer in a game of Russian roulette. The film explores the themes of substance abuse, peer pressure and the effects of bad decisions in a style reminiscent of intense thrillers like "Green Room" or "Good Time."
Good Kids

Two high school sweethearts say goodbye to everything they have known during their last summer before college, playing music, making memories and chasing dreams, but ultimately learning how to say goodbye.
Hawaii

A student uses the final day before going on break to confront her professor.
The Rabbit

On the American home front during WWII, a new career leads Evelyn Gardner into a world of hidden violence and quiet defiance. After tracking a silent witness to a remote motel, Evelyn finds herself captivated by a life she wasn’t prepared to protect. As the investigation turns personal, she must confront the brutal reality of the case and the hidden passions that are beginning to override her professional duty.
The Misfired Affair

After three years apart, high school sweethearts Maude and Joel come back together and talk about what happened.