Joel Potrykus Movies

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

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

A young woman moves through her days. Something shifts.

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

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...

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...

Two friends venture into a Michigan forest to fulfill a disturbing pact, but when their plan goes horribly wrong, the haunting consequences of their...

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

A middle-aged woman must grapple with her hypersensitivity to noise as she prepares for the arrival of her son and his fiancé.

Coming out of an accident with amnesia, Sophie Bauer tries to reshape herself in the eyes of those who knew her best.

Short film by Joel Potrykus

Two friends are given the choice of immortality after meeting a mysterious stranger.

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

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

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 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...

Moving without control in 8mm.

Moving without control in 8mm.

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