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Abigail: A Powerhouse Performance in Drama About End of Life and Heartbreak

Abigail: A Powerhouse Performance in Drama About End of Life and Heartbreak

Leilani Marie Vasquez as The Girl and Richie Allan as Elmer in "Abigail" (2019)

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

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East Meadow filmmaker documents a new form of music theater

Abigail: A Powerhouse Performance in Drama About End of Life and Heartbreak

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

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East Meadow filmmaker nominated for three awards at local festival

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

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The Reel Deal

Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event

A look through the lens of a young filmmaker.


Published in YOUR NEWSMAG - July 2019


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Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event

Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event

Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event

Here is the full list of your 2019 Winners!


Published in BROADWAYWORLD - July 23, 2019

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East Meadow filmmaker wins Best Documentary at local festival

Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event

Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event

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

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Long Island International Film Expo Returns to Bellmore

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

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Take Five: Max Hechtman

Changing the world through film.


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

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E.M. filmmaker tackles youth suicide in his next documentary

E.M. filmmaker tackles youth suicide in his next documentary

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

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FIT’s Happy Bees

Local student shoots film at Herald offices

E.M. filmmaker tackles youth suicide in his next documentary

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

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Making it to the big screen

Local student shoots film at Herald offices

Local student shoots film at Herald offices

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

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Local student shoots film at Herald offices

Local student shoots film at Herald offices

Local student shoots film at Herald offices

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

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