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Max Hechtman and Christonikos Tsalikis’ Abigail, written by Jason K. Allen, Max Hechtman, and Meryl Hechtman, is a view into the swirling, disorienting mass of grief that has woven itself into the life of an aged man without his wife.

Published in INDIE SHORT MAG - March 16, 2025

East Meadow filmmaker Max Hechtman recently released a documentary he created during the COVID-19 pandemic about the creation of d’ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical.

Published in LONG ISLAND HERALD - Dec. 15, 2020

East Meadow filmmaker Max Hechtman’s most recent short film, Abigail, was nominated for three awards at the 23rd annual Long Island International Film Expo.

Published in LONG ISLAND HERALD - Sep. 22, 2020

A look through the lens of a young filmmaker.

Published in YOUR NEWSMAG - July 2019

Here is the full list of your 2019 Winners!

Published in BROADWAYWORLD - July 23, 2019

Max Hechtman, 11th from right, screened his film Stories of Strength and Hope: Preventing Youth Suicide at the 22nd Long Island International Film Expo on July 13.

Published in LONG ISLAND HERALD - July 18, 2019

With the 22nd annual Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) returning July 12 to 18, this year’s schedule includes some of the best short and feature-length independent films from around the world, which will be shown at the historic Bellmore Movies.

Published in LONG ISLAND PRESS - July 8, 2019

Changing the world through film.

Published in HUE MAGAZINE (FIT) - July 31, 2019

Max Hechtman, 21, of East Meadow, has spent the past few months crafting a film that examines mental illness, youth suicide and how such topics are seen in the media today.

Published in LONG ISLAND HERALD - July 26, 2018

Max Hechtman, Film and Media, screened his documentary FIT Hives: Sustainability—The Secret to Survival at the 2017 Gold Reel Student Film Festival on the University of North Carolina–Charlotte campus. His film, funded by an FIT Innovation Grant, documents the genesis of the project.

Published in FIT NEWSROOM - July 26, 2017

When East Meadow student filmmaker Max Hechtman received news that his film I Am Here would screen at the Long Island International Film Expo in Bellmore this year, he was at a loss for words.

Published in LONG ISLAND HERALD - Aug. 9, 2017

While his personal YouTube channel comprises hundreds of videos of East Meadow events, Hechtman’s friends and family advised him to branch out in his videography, and create a short film to prepare him for the rigors of film school.

Published in LONG ISLAND HERALD - Aug. 27, 2015