In the Season 5 finale, host Tom Oliva sits down with one of the most visually daring and thematically rich filmmakers to come through the AAHSFF — Max Hendrickson. A three-time alum from Dublin, Ireland, Max is the director of The Oubliette, Enkata, and a chilling stop-motion adaptation of The Tell-Tale Heart.Max’s films are immersive, unsettling, and meticulously crafted, often exploring themes of isolation, surveillance, industrialization, and internal struggle — all through a unique visual language that fuses digital, hand-drawn, and stop-motion animation. In this episode, Max discusses his inspirations, his process, and how he builds layered cinematic experiences that linger in the mind long after viewing.With multiple nominations and wins, including Best Animation and the Maverick Award, Max reflects on his growth across three years of AAHSFF submissions and how his evolving style continues to challenge the limits of student filmmaking.The Oubliette: https://youtu.be/bAK_4RLWe_UEnkata: https://youtu.be/JXxqIdDwMeMThe Tell-Tale Heart: https://youtu.be/IVNmNamZca0