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Ashley Potrykus

Producer

Ashley Young is best known for her work with Joel Potrykus and resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She obtained her BA in Psychology while producing her first feature, Ape (2012). Ape premiered at Locarno Film Festival in 2012 where it won Best New Director. Her second feature, Buzzard (2014), premiered at SXSW in 2014 and was acquired by Oscilloscope Pictures. Her third feature, The Alchemist Cookbook (2016) premiered at SXSW in 2016.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Ashley Potrykus' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Survival
24%
Society
16%
Bonds
8%
Morality
8%
Power
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
4
Absurd
5
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ashley Potrykus' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ashley Potrykus' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vulcanizadora(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Relaxer(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • New Money(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Alchemist Cookbook(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Buzzard(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ape(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 6 MovieCove titles from 2012 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Vulcanizadora (2024)

$25K worldwide

Highest rated

Vulcanizadora (2024)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Buzzard (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing6 of 6: 6 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ashley Potrykus' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · producer

New Money (2017)

81st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Vulcanizadora (2024)

Midcredits 61st · 50% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ashley Potrykus work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ashley Potrykus' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Potrykus shares the most, 5.

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