Career
Maxwell began working in commercial film industry on the 1984 feature Other Halves. During the 1980s, Maxwell had the opportunity to assist Peter Wells and Stewart Main in their editing suite. He had a big interest in film making, especially when he was in university, where he had made Super 8 films.
The third short film he made was called Tandem, which was a music-heavy short film.
In 1988, with funding from Television New Zealand, Maxwell directed Beyond Gravity, a love story between two men, an astronomy-obsessed kiwi and a part Italian. This was Maxwell"s first gay film.
His first feature film was a drama, Jack Be Nimble, which he made in 1993. Maxwell was one of the directors on the Xena and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys television series.
He became one of the more profound Kiwi directors for these television shows.
After this, in 1998, Maxwell directed and co-wrote When Love Comes. In 2007 he created the television series Rude Awakenings, directing many of its episodes.
