Joel Potrykus
Directing · Writer · Director · Producer
Born Jul 10, 1977 · Ossineke, Michigan, USA
Active 1998–present
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.
Filmography
Unholy Mother — Executive ProducerThe Nookie (2025) — Executive ProducerPets (2025) — Director · WriterMoth, Man! — Executive ProducerALTERLIFE (2025) — Executive ProducerRelaxer (2019) — Director · Writer · EditorBuzzard (2015) — Derek · Director · Writer · Editor · Executive ProducerThe Alchemist Cookbook (2016) — Producer · Editor · Director · WriterBirthday Boy (1999) — Director · WriterApe (2012) — Director · Writer · Cinematography · Editor · ProducerVulcanizadora (2025) — Derek Skiba · Editor · Director · WriterThe Ludivico Treatment (1998) — DirectorCoyote (2010) — Writer · DirectorGordon (2007) — Director · WriterPeter Knows Kelly's the Cool One (1999) — DirectorThing from the Factory by the Field (2022) — DirectorUnemployees (2023) — Director · WriterAccidental Exorcist (2016) — DerekThe Value Of Nothing (2023)Too Dead to Die (2022) — BuckyLife's a Bitch Then You Die (2020) — Joel the NeighborJoel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes (2020) — Writer · DirectorThe Thing, The Woods, And I (2026) — The Professor (voice)McDonald's Test Market 447b (2020) — Writer · Director