Based on his screen personality in a string of edgy self-directed indie comedies (including Buzzard and Ape), you might want to keep Joel Potrykus at arm’s length. He’s one of those men for whom adolescence remains a high water mark. Here he is again, walking into the woods with his mournful sidekick (the ever arresting Joshe Burge) on a mission to unleash fireworks and fulfill a secret pact. (A secret to us, at any rate.) The movie is artfully paced, always intriguing, and packs a surprising punch.
Spasmodically funny, though hardly a comedy, Vulcanizadora is raw, moving and, briefly, horrifying.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
There is no film you’ll ever see like it.
Chase Hutchinson, Collider
Vulcanizadora is a step forward sans compromise––often hilarious, contemplative, even cautionary.
John Fink, The Film Stage
Joel Potrykus
Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Solo Potrykus, Scott Ayotte
USA
2024
English
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Producer
Hannah Dweck, Matt Grady, Ashley Potrykus, Theodore Schaefer
Screenwriter
Joel Potrykus
Cinematography
Michael Saunders
Editor
Joel Potrykus
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