Joel Potrykus Movies

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 photo obsessed recluse develops pictures in a darkroom in hopes of uncovering an unknown subject.

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

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

Documentary short by Joel Potrykus

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...

Two friends trudge through a Michigan forest with the intention of following through on a disturbing pact. Once their plan goes shockingly awry, the...

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

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

Short film by Joel Potrykus

A lowly comic book shop owner discovers a mysterious young woman loitering in his shop, leading to an unlikely friendship.

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

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...

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

A young woman moves through her days. Something shifts.

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.

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

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...