Joel Potrykus Movies

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

Documentary short by Joel Potrykus

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 vengeful woman summons a demon, Lilith, to get revenge on the man who assaulted her.

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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 young woman moves through her days. Something shifts.

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...

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

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

Short film by Joel Potrykus

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

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

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

Moving without control in 8mm.