
Joel Potrykus’s 2012 film “Ape” (also shown at AFI) was widely referred to as a return to 90s “slacker” films. His new film “Buzzard” has a similar love of nostalgia; it features a Nintendo power glove, tricked out with edge weapons. For all the retro moments though, “Buzzard” is unmistakably 2014. The film tells the story of Marty (Joshua Burge), a temp in a mortgage company, who has a building anger for the powerful corporation he works under; beginning with small schemes and building to something more violent. There’s some autobiography to the film; Potrykus, like Marty, once worked as a temp for a mortgage company. Here is the filmmaker giving a quick round-up of the film:
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