Max
Emerson
Writer, director, and recovering model. Films, novels, global health, shenanigans.
- Based
- Los Angeles
- Director & Writer
- A+B Media AG
- Head of Media
- Acasus
- Handle
- @maxisms
Selected work
Invisible Lifelines
Feature documentary on queer humanitarians working where their identity is criminalized. Directing. An A+B Media production, in progress.
2026
Hooked
Debut feature on LGBTQ+ youth homelessness. Written, crowdfunded and directed; half of proceeds to queer youth shelters.
The Sparkle Club
Novel. A gay-baiting influencer gets cancelled hard enough to end up doing community service with the family he ruined.
Hot Sissy
Debut novel. Fifteen to eighteen in redneck Florida — fistfights, alt school, and the long way round to liking yourself.
Acasus
Head of Media. Storytelling for a consultancy helping governments reform health and education systems.
Ongoing
Stills from Invisible Lifelines — an A+B Media production.
Selected partners
Tiffany & Co.SWISSBvlgariACLUVirginJohn HardyInterContinentalAli Forney CenterAce HotelHarper's BazaarMy SwitzerlandAbercrombie & FitchOutZermatt TourismHanroPaperIkon PassJohn VarvatosAttitudeMack Weldon
Full client list on request.
Working together
Branded film
Short-form documentary and campaign work, directed and produced end to end through A+B Media.
Social integration
Native Reels, carousels and story arcs built around real travel, real use, real point of view.
Destination series
Multi-day itineraries built as content ecosystems, not one-off posts.
Advisory & speaking
Queer representation, health communications, impact storytelling for brands and NGOs.
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