Max Myers

Max Myers is a British film director, screenwriter and novelist who has been active in Los Angeles since the mid-1990s.

Max Myers
Myers in 2016
Born
Max Myers

Iserlohn, Germany
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • novelist
Years active1994–present
Notable work
Don't Let Go
Boysie Blake Problem Solver (novel)
Irish Jam

His first feature film, Don't Let Go, won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement award at the 2002 Stony Brook Film Festival [1] in New York, the Best Picture Award at the Westchester Film Festival (NY) [2][3] and a Prism Award in Los Angeles.[4]

He was the writer of the feature film Irish Jam[5] starring comedian Eddie Griffin and Anna Friel[6] and has written a handful of violent crime novels including the award-winning, Boysie Blake Problem Solver.[7]

The son of a German woman and an English Army officer, Myers was born in Iserlohn, Germany and lived in a large number of postings during his youth including South Australia and Gibraltar and eventually ended up in East London where he was an amateur boxer and musician through his teens, then began working as a tour manager and sound mixer for European bands that included famous musicians from Manfred Mann, Mungo Jerry, Berlin Rock Ensemble, Moonraker and Wings (band).[8][9]

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

  • "The Test Of Time" (2015) writer

Bibliography
  • "Boysie Blake" (2014) - crime, suspense novel [12]
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References
  1. http://celebrityimages.org/celebrity/1095136/1216449
  2. https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/don-t-let-go-1200550196/
  3. "The Independent Critic - Max Myers Interview". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. "All Roads Lead to the Graveyard in “No Country for Old Men” | All Things Crime Blog". allthingscrimeblog.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. "Irish Jam (2006) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/irish_jam/
  7. "Boysie Blake: Problem Solver by Max Myers | THE BIG THRILL". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616805/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  9. http://www.usindiebooks.com/#!max-myers/mainPage
  10. https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/don-t-let-go-1200550196/
  11. http://www.usindiefilms.com/#!about/cvfe
  12. https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/boysie-blake
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