Max Retik is a director, visual effects supervisor, producer, and cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA. Sometimes Max does other things too.

  • (In Order of Appearance)

    The Park (2024) - directed, cinematography Max Retik

    We Used To Take The Long Way Home (2025) - dir. An Nguyen, produced, cinematography Max Retik

    Piggy Bank Proposition (2019) - dir. Michael Lappen, cinematography Max Retik

    En Plein Air (2024) - dir. Morgana McKenzie, produced Max Retik

    Thru The Wire (2023) - dir. An Nguyen, produced, cinematography Max Retik

    Black River (2022) - dir. Max Retik

    Dog Days in SaPa (2019) - dir. Max Retik

    Personal Cinematography Journal - Max Retik

    Into The Blue (2020) - dir. Max Retik

    Working Title Comedy Short (unreleased) - dir. Max Retik

    Foreign Planetary (2024) - dir. Tiffany Lin, VFX supervisor & CG generalist Max Retik

    Sahara Smart Home (2022) - dir. Max Retik

    Face (2021) - dir. Susan Kai Lin, cinematography Max Retik

    Volkswagen ID.4 Animation - Max Retik

    Apple Vision Pro (2024) - CG layout, rendering, animation, lighting, compositing - Max Retik

    Water (2021) - dir. Yuchi Ma, cinematography Max Retik

    I Am My Own - Lili Kendall (2020) - dir. Caroline Iaffaldano, cinematography Max Retik

    • Boston Children’s Hospital

    • Microsoft EDU

    • Apple Music

    • Facebook/Meta

    • Universal Music Group

    • The New York Times

    • Seattle Sounders

    • Lexus

    • San Diego Humane Society

    • L’Oreal

    • GoodToday

    • Dr. Bronner’s

    • Volkswagen

    • Scripps Healthcare

    • Vanguard Healthcare

    • ODDA Magazine

    • Rainbow Sandals