Part animation, part 16mm short, all hilarity.  Starring Raymond Delgadillo and Kenji Rodriguez.  Animation by Raymond Delgadillo.

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The first short created by The Group Collectively.  Starring Eddie Deirmenjian, Jonathan Suhadolnik, Chris Hawkins, and Tim Rosenberger.

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Recent Developments

Maxim is Assistant Director on upcoming Prowerks Media feature You People.

Maxim teamed up with Improv Vegas in the Las Vegas 48 Hour Film Festival.  They created Space Adventures in Space:  The Space Stories. The film won Best Writing and the Audience Award for Group D.

Maxim is nearly finished with a poetry and script compilation, slated to be independently distributed.

Maxim continues to performing with the improv comedy group Happy Hour.

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Filmography

The Bench

The tale of one man’s desire to read on a public park bench, and the annoying ne’erdowells that surround him.

5 min, color, comedy/silent

The Chase

A clumsy waiter angers some restaurant customers and causes a chase throughout the city involving many other citizens.  A tribute to the silent era.

6 min, b&w, comedy/silent

Shots

The International Shot-taking Championships are here.  And of course it is the perennial champion versus the true underdog.  Who will be this year’s champion?

7 min, color, comedy, partly animated

Cromax’s Curse

Joey is a rather successful student on his way to his perfect life, until he finally pisses off his roommate, who happens to be a warlock, into cursing him with the rottenest luck in the world.

15 min, color, dark comedy

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Complete List of Forensics Interp Awards

High School

1999 Third Place Humorous Interp, Valley High School, NV

1999 Finalist Duo Interp, SDSU Aztec Invitational, CA

2000 Finalist Duo Interp, Foothill High School, NV

2000 Finalist Humorous Interp, Foothill High School, NV

2000 Finalist Humorous Interp, Moapa Valley High School, NV

2000 2nd Place Humorous Interp, Centennial High School, NV

2000 Finalist Humorous Interp, Palo Verde High School, NV

2001 Finalist Humorous Interp, Bonanza High School, NV

2001 District Qualifier Finalist Humorous Interp

2001 2nd Place Duo Interp, Foothill High School, NV

2001 4th Place Duo Interp, CSU Long Beach Invitational, CA

2001 1st Place Duo Interp, Centennial High School, NV

2001 2nd Place Duo Interp, Moapa Valley High School, NV

2001 1st Place Duo Interp, Palo Verde High School, NV

2002 Semi-finalist Humorous Interp, ASU Invitational, AZ

2002 Finalist Imromptu Storytelling, Bonanza High School, NV

2002 Quarter-finalist Humorous Interp, Berkeley Invitational, CA

2002 2nd Place Duo Interp, County Championship, NV

Collegiate

2002 1st Place Reader’s Theater, CSU Long Beach, CA

2003 3rd Place Drama Interp, Asuza Pacific, CA

2003 1st Place Drama Interp, Fall Champs, PSCFA, CA

2004 1st Place Drama Interp, Spring Champs, PSCFA, CA

2004 1st Place Synchro Interp, Mt. SAC, CA

2004 1st Place Duo Interp, CSU Long Beach, CA

2004 1st Place Duo Interp, Fall Champs, PSCFA, CA

2004 1st Place Drama Interp, Fall Champs, PSCFA, CA

2005 2nd Place Duo Interp, Arizona State, AZ

2005 2nd Place Duo Interp, Cerritos College, CA

2005 3rd Place Drama Interp, Cerritos College, CA

2005 1st Place Duo Interp, Spring Champs, PSCFA, CA

2005 1st Place Drama Interp, Spring Champs, PSCFA, CA

2005 World Premiere Award, Reader’s Theater, ARTa, CA

2005 3rd Place Duo Interp, CSU Northridge, CA

2005 1st Place Duo Interp, Biola University, CA

2005 2nd Place Duo Interp, Biola University, CA

2005 1st Place Drama Interp, Fall Champs, PSCFA, CA

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