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\nRoberto Rippa: First of all, tell me a little about your background. All I know is that you are from Michigan, that you still live there, and that you started making films during high school.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJoel Potrykus: My younger brother and I were the kids who snuck out of our bedrooms to watch horror movies. No matter what kind of films I make, the characters will always be sneaking out of their comfort zone to get a little horrific. College was going to happen no matter what. There was no avoiding the fact that I still had to go to class after high school. I didn\u2019t have the money for NYU or UCLA, so I never thought I\u2019d have the chance to go actually study film. During my freshman year at a small community college in my hometown I was flipping through a catalog of universities majors and saw that schools in Michigan actually taught film. There was no question after that. I was finally excited for college. I went to a school that let me use all their 16mm cameras and editing suites for nothing, and for days on end. It was awesome. That school hasn\u2019t supported me once after I paid my tuition and left, but it was good at the time.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: What were the movies you grew up with? I know that you are also a critic.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Again, I was into horror movies. And had a special affinity for really cheap junk. The VHS distributor Prism was a favorite. It was great to be into movies before the internet because certain films were so mysterious and impossible to find. I\u2019d spent hours as a kid in the library reading about Caligula, A Clockwork Orange, and Evil Dead. If they weren\u2019t at the video store in town, then you couldn\u2019t see them. You had to search the backpages of Fangoria or just pray they came on late night cable. I was really into the \u201cvideo nasties\u201d. Eraserhead was like the Holy Grail. I obsessed over it for six years before a friend finally found a third generation Japanese bootleg VHS. That was a pretty good day.
\nAll that library time made me want to write about movies too. I like writing and making movies. And I like shoving my opinions on people.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: Tell me about your fascination with Super 8, the format you also chose to film your 2007 Gordon<\/em> and 2010 Coyote<\/em> with.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Super 8 has the grain quality of a cheap \u201880s movie. No amount of digital effects can fake true grimey super 8.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: I found Coyote<\/em> a wonderful short film. According to me, it also looks like a preparatory work for Ape<\/em>. Are you (or were you already) aware of this?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: I never thought there was any connection between Coyote<\/em> and Ape<\/em>, stylistically or thematically, other than it\u2019s Mike, Josh, and myself making a movie together. But people note the similarities often, so there must be something there.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Coyote01.jpg\" "\\"Coyote01\\"")
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\nRR: Coyote<\/em> is about an average man who discovers he is a werewolf so he turns to drugs to stand his condition. Joshua told me that the starting point was all about you being both pissed off by the way drugs are depicted in movies. Is this right?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Well, I wouldn\u2019t say we were pissed off about drug depiction, because there\u2019s a lot of movies that get it right. Bad Lieutenant with Keitel is one of my favorite \u201cdrug movies\u201d. It\u2019s not melodramatic and it\u2019s not a big party. It\u2019s haphazard and has consequences. I just wondered what real people would do to cope with the pain of being a uncontrollable animalistic killer. I just assumed a real person would turn to hard drugs.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: This marks also the first time you worked with Joshua Burge (apart from the Chance Jones\u2019 videos and \u201cGoldenboy\u201d, which \u2013 as Joshua told me \u2013 is made with extracts from Coyote<\/em> and is a birthday present), one of the most amazing actors I\u2019ve seen in a long time. How did you two meet and what brought you together?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Joshua fronts an incredible Motown-folk band called Chance Jones. They\u2019re popular here in Michigan, and especially our hometown of Grand Rapids. His stage persona is like Tom Waits meets Michael Jackson. I thought if I could channel some of that manic energy into a film, we\u2019d have something important. Joshua is an intuitive performer. He has the ability to simply exist as that character. It looks effortless, and I still don\u2019t understand it. We click, and that\u2019s the most important part of the director-actor relationship. We get it.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: I find your films very personal and peculiar and I wonder how is it to work with an actor playing such personal material.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Again, Joshua and I understand each other, and I trust him completely with my words. We work together and craft the character as we go. I give him full freedom, and I think he appreciates that.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: I know about your experience \u2013 a not very pleasant one, apparently \u2013 as a comedian in New York. Can you tell me something about it and how this affected your work for Ape<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Well, I was doing what I\u2019d call \u201canti-comedy\u201d in Michigan. A friend would be at the back of the club trigging applause and laughter sound effects on a sampler, while I\u2019d be on stage telling nonsensical jokes. It was confusing and funny at the same time.
\nAfter awhile people just starting laughing overtop of the sound effects, so we had to cut it out of the routine. The weird, off kilter jokes worked on their own oddly enough. I was bored and decided to take the act on the road, so I moved to the East Coast.
\nTrying to survive as a working comedian anywhere is difficult, and a near nightmare in NYC. My days consisted of driving an hour to work at a print shop, from eight in morning until five at night, Monday through Friday, and two nights a week taking an hour subway ride after work to Manhattan to perform comedy. In NYC that means first logging hours at open mic nights, for which you have to pay. I got lucky and a club owner liked my act. I was then \u201cawarded\u201d the opportunity to hand out flyers to tourists in Times Square. I\u2019d stand out in the cold for 2 hours shoving flyers disguised as coupons then walk back to the club and perform five minutes of material. New comics repeat this cycle for 6 hours. If you\u2019re lucky, you get paid. You get paid approximately one dollar for every person who comes through the door using your flyer, which has your initials on it. I\u2019d feel successful if it covered my subway fare.
\nIt\u2019s the most unglamorous profession in showbiz. I thought it would make for a backdrop to the story about someone angry with the world.
\nAnd yes, all the jokes in the film are the actual jokes I\u2019d tell on stage.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ape01.jpg\" "\\"Ape01\\"")
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\nRR: Ape<\/em> was awarded in Locarno with a special mention as best first feature and you also got the prize as best director in the Filmmakers of the present section. Dennis Lim introduced the award to the film using the adjectives: remarkable, brave and uncompromising. Are those adjectives that defines you well, according to you, or are there others that fits you better?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: No. I\u2019m more of a chicken who\u2019s willing to sellout at any minute. Luckily, since I make films far outside the Hollywood system, I can afford to be brave. But Dennis is great, and if he sees the film or any of us making it as remarkable, I\u2019ll that it, for sure. It\u2019s rare to get that kind of praise from a jaded industry.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: Did the awards help you in finding financial support for your next film or do you plan to work again with a small budget? And would you be able to work differently now?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: The award has certainly branded us with credibility, and has given people confidence to help us financially, but we still prefer to work with very low budgets and small crews. Afterall, the less you spend, the more you keep. (That\u2019s my advice for all you kids out there.)<\/span><\/p>\nRR: You said that Ape<\/em> was filmed on a shoestring budget, mainly shot during weekends. But small budget also means total freedom of expression, with no interferences. But what happens later, with distribution for example?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: With distribution you have to start to pay for music. Or cut out all your stolen music and hope you can find something as good for free. Luckily, we had alternate music ready to go if The Ramones wouldn\u2019t approve. Our new soundtrack is better than our original thanks to the music of S.O.D., Worshit, The Amoebas, and Crack Abraham.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: How was the crew composed?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: The crew was kept small, because often times we didn\u2019t have permission to film at a location, so a smaller crew helped us stay inconspicuous. I ran the camera, and we didn\u2019t bring in artificial lighting. Very natural. Our friends ran sound if they could, otherwise, if an actor was out of the shot, he or she would hold the boom mic. This is all very stripped down. Traditional filmmaking is the most wasteful and unnecessary art form imaginable. Even low-budget productions have too many people standing around wasting time and money. You don\u2019t need four grips to help with camera anymore. And I certainly would never use tracks or a crane. That\u2019s outdated methodology in my eyes. If you\u2019re trying to emulate Spielberg with a $20,000 budget, your film is going to look cheap. But if you\u2019re trying to emulate the Dardenne brothers for $20,000, your film is going to look great. Of course, if you trying to emulate another director, it\u2019s probably going to fail.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Joel-Potrykus02.jpg\" "\\"Joel")
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\nRR: In both Coyote<\/em> and Ape<\/em> (but also in Gordon<\/em>) realism has a great role. Is it a natural consequence of budget limitations which cause to work in real places or is it a precise choice?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Aesthetic choice. If a film opens with a handheld shot of a guy working on a lawnmower, no score, no sweeping crane shots, no obnoxious color saturation, I\u2019m hooked. I\u2019m infinitely more excited about a shot like that, rather than Spiderman jumping off a skyscraper. And for that I feel lucky. I\u2019m glad that aesthetic appeals to me. Harmony Korine made it cool to use natural lighting, in the same way Nirvana made it cool to shop at thrift stores. Worn-out jeans are much cheaper than leather pants.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: What is usually the starting point for you in writing a story?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: An image of a person. For Ape<\/em> it was an image of a guy telling bad jokes in front of his bathroom mirror. From there I just throw in whatever I want. I like to cram a lot into my stories.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: How are your screenplays, very precise or do you leave room for improvisation on set? Are you open to suggestions from your actors and crew?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Normally by scripts are very precise. I\u2019m a control freak about my work, but I\u2019m always open to improvisation or suggestions. During rehearsals the scenes altered and improved. This is where the actors usually contribute the most.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: You mentioned David Lynch, John Cassavetes, Alan Clarke and Lindsay Anderson as sources of inspiration. But both in Coyote<\/em> and Ape<\/em> I found the same anarchy of Godard, the same beautiful freedom in telling a story and in brilliantly mixing genres. But I think there were other influences, from music, to name one. In fact, when I first saw Ape<\/em>, I remember that I said that it was a punk film, in the musical sense of the term. For the writing, the editing. Tell me about your relation with music and how do you work with it in your films.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: I played in a garage band through high school and into my twenties. Music drives the character in Ape<\/em>. Trevor is angry and oppressed in his own way, and his headphones dictate his mood at the time. There\u2019s no score whatsoever in Coyote<\/em> and Ape<\/em>, it\u2019s all diegetic. Whatever the characters are listening, we listen along. I want the audience to experience the world the same way at the characters.\u00a0<\/span>Music and film are best friends. All my favorite directors have great taste. It doesn\u2019t take much to realize I lift the openings to all my films from Clarke\u2019s Made in Britain<\/em> and Haneke\u2019s Funny Games<\/em>. The opening to those films make me want to punch someone in happiness.<\/span>\u00a0I want anarchy in character motivations and story structure, but it\u2019s almost impossible to fully escape a three-act structure, in the same way that punk bands all still played verse-chorus-verse. My punk rock is more about turning my back on tracks, cranes, 3-point lighting, coverage, all those outdated techniques that aren\u2019t necessary anymore. And romance. Romance is dead to me.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Joel-Potrykus04.jpg\" "\\"Ape_Locarno\\"")
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\nRR: In a moment when we can see all the worst you could imagine coming from Hollywood, the independent scene is bursting with ideas and new languages. What prevents it to take over, according to you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nJP: The indie world took over a long time ago, it just got watered-down once Hollywood embraced the revolution. Most indie films are worse than what Hollywood puts out. Seven-five percent of Hollywood movies are formulaic and stale, eighty percent of indie movies are formulaic and stale. It\u2019s just that we are subjected to everything Hollywood puts out, whereas maybe only 20 percent of indie films get any attention. People will never stop making formulaic and stale movies. It\u2019s in our DNA to make more bad things than good things.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: Do you think the industry is able to detect the new independent talents or would they try to use them for their \u201csafe\u201d projects?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Yes and yes. Nicolas Winding Refn was just hired to direct the remake of Logan\u2019s Run<\/em>. The industry detected the talent and assigned him the safest project they could imagine. I hope he gives them something nasty and offensive.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Joel-Potrykus06.jpg\" "\\"Joel")
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\nRR: Is it bad for you being so far away from the industry, geographically speaking?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: No, it\u2019s much better. I get no interference when trying to make my films. I don\u2019t waste my days in meetings with executives. The type of film I can make in Michigan for $10,000, would cost a director in LA $100,000. No question. I can get away with much more here. No permits, no insurance, no waivers, no unions. I can still make movies with people I want to hang out with.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: And is there interest in the independent scene in the US? Do people look for independent films in theaters or is it all about Netflix, Mubi, etc…?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: I think NYC still has a vibrant culture of cinephiles who seek out the new and independent releases in small theatres. Not where I live, though. It\u2019s tough for cool films to get much attention here. I\u2019m guilty of the same, though. I download all my movies, and don\u2019t get to the indie theatre in my town enough. I\u2019m just too lazy, really.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: Do you think those would be the right way to watch your film?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Ape<\/em> doesn\u2019t need to be seen on a big screen in a loud, dark room with strangers, but it\u2019s a hell of a lot better that way.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: All your films were produced by Sob Noisse, the production company based in Grand Rapids formed by you and a bunch of friends such as Ashley Young, Mike Saunders, Kevin Clancy. How do you work? And are you planning to produce other people\u2019s films in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Yes, I prefer to work with friends and people that get me. Right now, Sob Noisse only works on its own films. We shoot music videos, and normally pass on a project if the musicians isn\u2019t into our concept. There\u2019s really no point in working for someone else. That\u2019s why the company was formed \u2013 to explore our own ideas. Unless, or course, we\u2019re getting paid a lot of money. Give us $20,000 and we\u2019d make the best Fast & Furious movie ever. It would focus on a guy who works at a factory and drives a \u201974 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Joel-Potrykus03.jpg\" "\\"Joel")
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\nRR: The film has been around at festivals all over the world for a few months now: What were the reactions? And have you noticed any differences between the reactions in Europe and the US?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Big differences in reaction, for sure. Because they\u2019re removed from the society in which it was filmed, European audiences tends to see the political and social issues much clearer. Which makes sense. They tend to laugh at moments of terror, too. The US audiences sometimes laugh at Trevor\u2019s jokes. That has never happened overseas. In its native language, some of Trevor\u2019s jokes are actually quite absurd and poignant. Stand-up comedy doesn\u2019t translate well.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: What happened back in the US after Locarno, do you think that the prizes you won helped you in gaining attention from distributors?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Without a doubt. Some very astute distributors were interested when we got home. We shopped around for awhile and finally settled on a distributor that understood the film and put out a catalog that we respected. I was comfortable and honored to for Ape<\/em> to be released alongside films I very much respected and were similar in attitude as Ape<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: Tell me some filmmakers or cinematographers or producers you would like to work with, with no limitations, if you could.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: I\u2019d love to spend a day watching Rick Alverson on set. But he walked out of Ape<\/em>, so I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be getting the invite from him any time soon. I\u2019d like to resurrect Edward Furlong\u2019s career. Maybe as a John Connor that chickened out and didn\u2019t lead the revolution.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: I know that you are currently working on a new film. I even read the title \u2013 Buzzard<\/em>. Can you tell me about it? By reading the plot it seems like a new rebellion story from a different perspective.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: Yes, it\u2019s called Buzzard<\/em>. It\u2019s about a guy who out to cheat the system. He feels like the banks and big corporations owe him. He\u2019s got a bad temper and it eventually gets him in trouble. It\u2019s about Americans today, their discontent and their grievances. It\u2019s my 99% vs the 1% fable, with homages to Freddy Krueger.<\/span><\/p>\nRR: What do you think it has changed for you in terms of filmmaking since Ape<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nJP: People take me seriously. \u25a0<\/span><\/p>\nJune 2013<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.rapportoconfidenziale.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Joel-Potrykus01.jpg\" "\\"Joel")
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