Max Myers

Max Myers
Myers in 2016
Born
Iserlohn, Germany
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • novelist
Years active1994–present
Notable workDon't Let Go
Boysie Blake Problem Solver (novel)
Irish Jam

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

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

He was the writer of the feature film Irish Jam starring comedian Eddie Griffin and Anna Friel[4] and has written a handful of violent crime novels including the award-winning, Boysie Blake Problem Solver.[5]

The son of a German woman and an English Army sergeant, 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).

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

  • "The Test Of Time" (2015) writer

Bibliography

  • "Boysie Blake" (2014) - crime, suspense novel

References

  1. ^ a b Cockrell, Eddie (2002-04-21). "Don't Let Go". Variety. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  2. ^ "The Independent Critic - Max Myers Interview". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "All Roads Lead to the Graveyard in "No Country for Old Men" | All Things Crime Blog". allthingscrimeblog.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Irish Jam". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. ^ "Boysie Blake: Problem Solver by Max Myers | THE BIG THRILL". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "US iNDiE BOOKS". Archived from the original on 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-07-11.