rodmaxwell

07/27/2026

12 years ago today!

07/11/2026

05/23/2026

Honored to share this Moana spot featuring Giannis. Such a cool guy to work with. A little behind the scenes. For Moana, I brought a new speed tattoo application technique that I came up with years ago to the table, and Joel welcomed it and helped integrate it at film scale. We refined and implemented it together, and I printed thousands of tattoos along the way. Joel’s application work on the film was stellar, and I handled application on this commercial with the assistance of , who was wonderful as aways:) Grateful for the collaboration and the trust, as always:) #

03/24/2026

So my friend told me about a great standup class offered by , and I said - WHY NOT!?! I jumped at the opportunity after hearing glowing reviews of Ahmed’s super supportive teaching style. After weeks of open mics, this is from our show at in Pasadena, CA. Shout out to .syfy and .

03/23/2026

The new Moana trailer is out! I am forever grateful to work with my friends on such a moving project. Thank you Joel:)

03/04/2026

I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since my short film The Wishing Well first screened in Sarlat, France.

I’ve just remastered it and uploaded it to YouTube for its 20th anniversary.

Watch the full film — link in bio!

03/04/2026

Just posted the 20th Anniversary Digitally remastered "The Wishing Well" online.

20th Anniversary 4K Remaster of The Wishing Well, an experimental one-man short film by Rod Maxwell, presented here with a rare behind-the-scenes look at its...

11/18/2025

Here’s the new Moana trailer! Due out next summer. Can’t wait to share all the work .fx and the team put into this!