An anarchic and rebellious conclusion of the "animal trilogy" by one of the most idiosyncratic makers of contemporary American indie film, Buzzard spotlights an everyman who decides to take on the corporate America on behalf of the increasingly rightless fellow citizens.
Marty Jackitansky, a temp at a mortgage office, is out to get what he feels he deserves. One of his main goals is to swindle and scam corporations, even just for the thrill. So Marty hatches a scheme to steal from his own company, which he reveals also to his work mate, Derek. The increasing pressure of the situation and the stress are slowly starting to affect him. Soon his ever stronger suspicions force him to hide in Derek's basement. After lashing out against Derek, Marty hops a bus to Detroit, a city that has fallen victim to corporate oppression alongside that 99% of insignificant American individuals.
“I want audiences not so much to root for the protagonist, but to simply understand and even relate to his behaviour. /.../ As with my previous film, Ape, this film shows a diegetic world. There is no score, but lots of good music. It's not a comedy, but it's funny. It's not horror, but may be scary. And I've eliminated any possibility of glamour. I want audiences to know that the truth is being told, even if it's not coming from the mouth of the protagonist." (Joel Potrykus)
Joel Potrykus
Began making Super-8 movies in high school. Later on, encouraged by the early work of Jim Jarmusch and David Lynch, he tackled more ambitious projects, such as the “animal trilogy” that started with the short film, Coyote, continued with the debut feature, Ape (Best First Feature Award at Locarno), and concluded with Buzzard. In his films, Potrykus blends the genre of pulp and the stylistic methods of auteur cinema.
filmography
1999 The Ludivico Treatment (short)
1999 Peter Knows Kelly's the Cool One (short)
1999 Birthday Boy (short)
2001 Mice & Milk (documentary short)
2007 Gordon (short)
2010 Coyote (short)
2012 Ape
2014 Buzzard (Mrhovinar)