Joel potrykus’s the alchemist cookbook
Potrykus, a true master of the micro-budget, all with a delightfully analog 90’s slacker throwback vibe, has been called “The New King of Underground Cinema” credited with inventing a new genre “metal slacker.” His animal trilogy– Coyote (2010), Ape (2012), Buzzard (2014)–and The Alchemist Cookbook (2016) are positively fresh and new, weird, visceral, and anarchic. This year, she is excited to introduce Edmonton and Metro Cinema to the films of Indie director Joel Potrykus. Last year, she was pleased to present a Kitchen Sink Realism retrospective at Metro Cinema. “I want to set it up in the woods and see what happens when it’s left to fend for itself.Lindsey Campbell is a film scholar and cinephile with a passion for independent film.
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The internet is a big, weird place, and I’ll be damned if this movie doesn’t escape the trends and traditional release strategies,” writes Potrykus.
No rules, no bosses, no business, no bullshit. He’s found something new out in the woods. Sean says that the government doesn’t own him anymore. “ The Alchemist Cookbook is about escaping the static, while bringing the noise. Potrykus, who previously directed Ape and Buzzard, recently penned an Op-Ed about why he’s a fan of the pay-what-you-wish model.
Starring Ty Hickson and Amari Cheatom, the film premiered at SXSW and screened at various other festivals including BAMcinemaFest and Fantasia. The Alchemist Cookbook is a portrait of a Sean, a young hermit in the woods who sets out to solve an old mystery, and loses his mind along the way. BitTorrent, Joel Potrykus, Oscilloscope, the alchemist's cookbookĪlong with the debut of a brand new trailer (above) for Joel Potrykus’ The Alchemist Cookbook, distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced that the film will be released via BitTorrent Now for pay-what-you-wish on October 7th.