Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Joel Potrykus
Directing
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 36
TMDB ID: 1099847
IMDb ID: nm1811127
Known for: Directing
Born: July 10, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Ossineke, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2026
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 5.52
Wikidata: Q16734657
Also known as
Joel Tait Potrykus
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Executive Producer (16)Editor (3)Writer (2)
Biography
Joel Potrykus (born July 10, 1977 in Ossineke, MI, USA) is a writer, director, cinematographer and editor who resides in Grand Rapids, MI. He works with a filmmaking band, Sob Noisse, including long-time collaborator Joshua Burge. He is best known for his award-winning surrealistic black comedies "Ape" (2012) and "Buzzard" (2014).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joel Potrykus.
Director
Pets
2025 • Movie
Director
Pear
2024 • Movie
Director
Unemployees
2023 • Movie
Director
Thing from the Factory by the Field
2022 • Movie
Director
Relaxer
2019 • Movie
Director
Buzzard
2015 • Movie
Director
Ape
2012 • Movie
Director
Coyote
2010 • Movie
Director
Gordon
2007 • Movie
Director
Mice & Milk
2001 • Movie
Director
Birthday Boy
1999 • Movie
Director
Peter Knows Kelly's the Cool One
1999 • Movie
Director
The Ludivico Testament
1999 • Movie
Director
The Ludivico Treatment
1998 • Movie
Director
Three Divided by Zero
Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joel Potrykus.
Executive Producer
Dead Weight
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Nookie
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Darkroom
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Ethereal Torments
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
Nuance
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
No Loitering, Please
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Warak Areesh
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
.44 Caliber Love Letter
Movie
as The Professor (voice)
The Thing, The Woods, And I
2026 • Movie
Director
Relaxer
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Soft Hands, Closed Fists
Movie
Executive Producer
Moth, Man!
Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joel Potrykus.
Executive Producer
Warak Areesh
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
Ethereal Torments
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
Cupid's Intern
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Nookie
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
ALTERLIFE
2025 • Movie
Editor
Vulcanizadora
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Dead Weight
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Are We Immortal
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Darkroom
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Have a Seat
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Nuance
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
No Loitering, Please
2024 • Movie
Writer
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020 • Movie
Writer
McDonald's Test Market 447b
2020 • Movie
Editor
MCA & Me
2018 • Movie
Editor
The Alchemist Cookbook
2016 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joel Potrykus.
as The Professor (voice)
The Thing, The Woods, And I
2026 • Movie
as Derek Skiba
Vulcanizadora
2025 • Movie
The Value Of Nothing
2023 • Movie
as Bucky
Too Dead to Die
2022 • Movie
as Joel the Neighbor
Life's a Bitch Then You Die
2020 • Movie
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020 • Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MCA & Me
2018 • Movie
as Self
State of Modern Love
2017 • Movie
as Derek
Accidental Exorcist
2016 • Movie
as Derek
Buzzard
2015 • Movie