Joel Potrykus Movies

A love struck young mans life changes dramatically when he hires Cupid to help with a new love, but when Cupid's intern, Agape shows up instead, the...

A womanizing man-child binges on sex and alcohol, experiments with ayahuasca for addiction therapy and comes to terms with past mistakes.

After a series of haunting Polaroids begin appearing around her school, a college-bound senior is forced to confront a buried act of cruelty as...

A short documentary about the impact of the late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch (aka MCA) on the life and work of director Joel Potrykus.

A disturbed cabdriver descends into madness while holding a young woman captive.

Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at...

A young woman moves through her days. Something shifts.

The Thing, The Woods, And I is a comedy where a group of filmmaking students attempt to make a movie, but face errors, mistakes, and more due to the...

A conversation about simulations leads to a collapse of realities, atypical antics ensue.

Joel Potrykus calls fellow indie filmmakers during the pandemic crisis to check in and see how they're holding up.

A gang of low-rent mob goons plot a heist, only to be forced to confront radioactive evil from beyond the grave.

A young man finds himself in a purgatory waiting room in the afterlife. Here, he is tasked with making the decision of whether or not he wants to see...

Gordon finds himself dead, lost, lonely, and stuck.

A never-ending lonely birthday ends with a never-ending death at work.

A distraught squatter tries to cope with his werewolf nature through drugs and music.

Documentary short by Joel Potrykus

Trevor Newandyke is a struggling comedian. Not only does he bomb on stage, but he bombs in everyday life. He’s fed up with all the jerks who...

A band of teenagers get more than they bargained for when the initiation of their newest member takes an ugly turn.

Lost marketing footage of a 1980s McDonald’s taste test.

In order to find balance between physical attractions, an obedient man stands before two deities.