Buzzard

Marty Jackitansky, a bored temp at a mortgage office, is out to get what he feels he deserves. He’ll swindle and scam corporations out of ten dollars just for the thrill. Soon Marty hatches a scheme to steal petty refund checks from his mortgage company, thinking he’ll somehow fool banks into cashing them. He reveals his plan to his only work friend, Derek, who’s seen Marty fail in the past. Marty’s growing suspicions force him to hide out in Derek’s basement for a week, terrified of the outside world. His anxiety temporarily subsides with absurd basement party games, but eventually festers into a dangerous state of aggression. After lashing out against Derek, Marty hops a bus to Detroit, a city victim to the same type of corporate oppression that Marty fears. Marty’s misdirected paranoia reaches a psychotic state, as he mutates into a man willing to draw blood from those he sees as the bloodsuckers.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Joel Potrykus

Cinematography: Adam J. Minnick

Editing: Joel Potrykus

Sound: Peter Fox

Music: Honduran & Bog Rot

Actors: Joshua Burge (Marty), Joel Potrykus (Derek)

Production: Sob Noisse, USA T. +1 616 773 0742 ashley@sobnoisse.com www.sobnoisse.com

Producers: Michael Saunders, Ashley Young

Costumes: Joel Potrykus

Format: DCP Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2014

Duration: 97

Contact: Media Luna, GermanyT. +49 221 5109 1891F. +49 221 5109 1899info@medialuna.bizwww.medialuna.biz

Awards
Junior Jury Award (Special Mention) – Locarno IFF 2014, Switzerland

Joel Potrykus

An American director, he resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he attended an unspecified film school. Buzzard (SXSW, 2014) is the final installment in his Animal Trilogy, following the 2010 Super 8 short Coyote, and the 2012 feature film Ape (winner of Best Emerging Director, Locarno Film Festival). Along with production, Joel is a film critic for an annual publication.