Max Rooney
Acting
Known For

Ryzyup (pronounced rih-zee-up) presents a series of unstable, shifting images that resist clear recognition. Shapes appear briefly before dissolving back into motion and texture. The film invites a mode of attention where perception softens and the viewer begins to drift inward.
Ryzyup

Two teenagers meet a pumpkin crazed man who teaches them the true meaning of Halloween.
Revenge of the Great Pumpkin

A portrait of a dear friend named Max Rooney.
Portrait of Max

Three cowboys lose themselves in desert. On the run, they are confronted by evil forces that make them question themselves and their surroundings.
The Great Heist

Dennis Renfield is your average broke gen-z slacker - who's main interests are partying and hanging out with his best friend Maurice. His lifestyle is in desperate need of an adjustment after being offered a cushy, high-paying office job out of the blue. Will he manage this newfound responsibility? Or will his pale, bloodthirsty, and sociopathic boss get in the way?
The Crimson Copy

Collectively authored cut-for-cut remake of the 1929 film of the same name through the lens of internet-based aesthetics. Drawing a lineage from the experiments of Soviet montage to contemporary trends such as sludge content, desktop documentary, corecore, and database cinema, Man with a Movie Camera (2025) attempts to reinvigorate the popular avant-garde project of a universal cinematic language which was originally developed almost a century ago by Dziga Vertov and The Kinoks.