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  • Max Shores

  • 54 / Male
  • TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, US
  • Last Login: 11/24/2009

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  • Status: Married
  • Here for: Networking, Friends
  • Religion: Christian - other
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Occupation: Filmmaker

Interests

Schools

Companies

  • University of Alabama

    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama US
    • Producer-Director/Instructor
    1992 to present

  • Kershaw Manufacturing Company

    • Montgomery, Alabama US
    • Multimedia Coordinator
    1990 to 1992

  • Alabama Public Television

    • Montgomery, Alabama US
    • Production Center Manager
    1985 to 1989

  • University of Alabama

    • Tuscaloosa, Alabama US
    • Producer-Director/Instructor
    1978 to 1984

Blurbs

About me:

Cigar Box Guitars Richard Johnston Insomniactive Up from the Ashes The Amazing Story of Kudzu

I produce and direct documentary films. I research the topics and write scripts, work with camera crews to shoot the stories, and then spend lots of time in a room by myself editing. I've had the good fortune of finding some interesting people with fascinating stories and most of my work through the years has been featured on Alabama Public Television.

My documentary about cigar box guitars, Songs Inside The Box was broadcast on Alabama Public Television in April. Most of it was shot at the Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza in Huntsville, Alabama, an annual event that brings cigar box guitar hobbyists and professional musicians together.

Holy Smoke over Birmingham is a mouth watering documentary I did about Birmingham, Alabama barbecue restaurants. It was broadcast on Alabama Public Television several times and was featured in the New York City Food Film Festival in June 2008 where 750 New Yorkers gathered at Water Taxi Beach to eat barbecue and watch the film.

Richard Johnston: Hill Country Troubadour is my documentary about the Memphis street musician and one-man-band, Richard Johnston. It has been featured at several film festivals and has won five awards.

In Scrambled Films I followed three teams participating in the Sidewalk Scramble, a 48 hour film competition conducted by the folks at the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham, Alabama. All three teams completed award winning short films in a weekend and you get to see how in this documentary.

Up from the Ashes: The Rebirth of Phenix City is my documentary about an Alabama city that had a reputation for being "the wickedest city in America" until the National Guard crushed a crime syndicate there in 1954. The documentary was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Several years ago I did a documentary on kudzu, a vine that grows widely in the southeastern US. The Amazing Story of Kudzu was distributed to public TV stations nationwide and I guess I'll never live that one down!



I love blues music and enjoy taking pictures at concerts.

T-Model Ford Willie King Hubert Sumlin Robert Belfour


I created a couple of websites to help people find information about the city and state in which I live:

Tuscaloosa Web Alabama Info


I maintain the website for my church and I mix the sound for the contemporary worship service at Forest lake United Methodist Church on most Sundays.

My wonderful wife, Cindy and I have three beautiful daughters: Katie, Mary, and Myra.


You can find more about me at:

MaxShores.com


Who I'd like to meet:

Filmmakers, musicians, and just about anybody with a good story to tell.


Comments

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  • rawsounds

    Nov 14 2009 7:52 PM

    Hello sir,
    First Raw Sounds Movie Club session  - I hope to screen Hill Country Troubadour and/or Songs inside the Box in February.
    Hi & thanks from France,
    Ratel





  • Doug Carnahan - NPIDoug Carnahan

    Oct 12 2009 11:20 AM

    Thank you so much for your friendship.. I hope you can join me Sundays 6pm PST-9pm EST on my show, “The Haunted Truth” Paranormal Radio on www.blogtalkradio.com/thehauntedtruth and will be able to join us at the “Gulf Coast ParaCon 2010” Conference in Fairhope, Alabama.. Hope to see you soon..



  • Coen Wolters Band

    Jun 30 2009 7:30 PM

    Thanks for the add! I hope you like our music and have a nice day!

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  • Flynn Amps

    Jun 13 2009 9:26 PM

    Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
  • Lisette Brodey (Author)

    May 24 2009 8:15 PM

    Hi Max:

    Have a happy & safe Memorial Day.

    With all best wishes,
    Lisette


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  • MooseKnuckle Bros.

    May 19 2009 8:21 PM

    Thanks for you friendship. Hope to see you somewhere on the musical highway of life!
  • Mark Antony Mitchell

    May 10 2009 12:27 AM

    Thanks for the add.
  • WarrenMiles band

    Apr 16 2009 12:37 PM

    Saw Songs Inside the Box; great show!
  • mom of a shooting star Mona Lee

    Apr 15 2009 6:25 PM

    Great job. Watched it last night. Thanks.
  • When I Find the Ocean

    Apr 14 2009 3:32 PM

    We’re very excited to tell you that soon you can see ‘When I Find the Ocean’ on the big screen!

    Starting on May 11, 2009, Carmike Cinemas will be showing ‘When I Find the Ocean’ on over 90 screens nationwide. Check out our blog to see exactly where and to find out more info.


    We hope you'll check it out.


    Thanks for your friendship!
  • Jimbo Mathus

    Apr 8 2009 3:08 PM

    Come BOOGIE with me, The Electric Mudd and Shannon McNally at the Princess Theatre in Columbus THIS SATURDAY!
  • WarrenMiles band

    Apr 8 2009 4:12 PM

    Join us in Moulton, Al, for Chicken & Egg Festival, Apr.
    19, noon, w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops! Big weekend!
  • Kara Clark

    Apr 5 2009 2:47 PM

    thanks for the add
  • Roots Connection

    Mar 24 2009 10:19 PM

    Hi Max Shores
    WE ARE NOW ONLINE WITH OURS CDS.
    THIS IS THE SIGNAL THAT THE LIFE GOES ON.
    WE WANT TO GO ON...

    AND SO IN THE MEMORY OF A FRIEND THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET HERE WE ARE:

    ROOTS CONNECTION "ANIMYSTIC"
    OUR SECOND LP .
    (PHISICALLY ONLY IN ITALY FROM THE 1TH OF APRIL 2009).
    IT'S ENRICO MICHELETTI LAST WILL.



    ROOTS CONNECTION - 2003
    OUR FIRST ALBUM.
    IT'S A MEETING BETWEEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC.



    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
    KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE!
    GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
  • NEO-DADA

    Mar 20 2009 4:31 PM

    Perspiration Proclamation
  • Charlie G

    Mar 9 2009 3:50 AM

    Max.. I just heard that Willie King died today of a heart attack.

    Also sorry I didn't get over to Florence to the film festival to see you & your film, I had planed to Thursday and got sick.
    I sure hope it was well received
  • CROSS THE BORDER

    Feb 13 2009 7:09 AM

    Hello Max :-)
    THANX FOR ADD !!!
    Have a great time and best regards from Berlin to Tuscaloosa!
  • Derby CityDerby City Film Festival

    Dec 27 2008 4:00 PM

    Thanks for being our friend and supporting independent film!
    www. derbycityfilmfest. com
  • joni bishop

    Dec 25 2008 8:19 PM

    Hey Max, thanks for the add. I hope to check out your films as soon as I get a chance. Peace & Joy from Nashville - Joni

    Clifton Chenier / c joni bishop
  • skeeter hawk records

    Oct 31 2008 3:32 AM

    THANKS FOR THE ADD
  • Stacy

    Oct 6 2008 3:32 AM

    hi max,

    just checking in to see how it's goin?
    hope all is well.
  • When I Find the Ocean

    Oct 2 2008 9:20 PM

    Thanks for the add!

    “When I Find the Ocean” is now available on DVD at Cypress Moon Studios or on our website at www. cypressmoonproduction. com.
  • hittwerkphotography.comJohn Hitt

    Sep 28 2008 3:01 AM

    yay!! Go BAMA!! Roll TIDE!!!!
  • Planet X 2012

    Jul 24 2008 6:23 PM

    Max... I want to thank you for adding Nibiru from our Planet X 2012 album as your profile song. Your documemtaries are top notch, especially "Songs inside the box" We also have a Myspace music site called The Krybabies, which is a whole different kind of music. Thanks again.... V
  • Chris

    Jul 2 2008 4:38 PM

    Thanks for the add.
    What's your next project?