Pump up the Oompah! THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is an irreverent look at the rise and fall of Grammy-nominated polka music superstar Jan Lewan, whose defection from Poland to Pennsylvania led to fame, fortune and an international Polka Empire. But when Lewan's empire collapsed under a cloud of scandal, the polka world was stunned to learn of the greatest polka-related financial crime in history.

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ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

JOHN MIKULAK
JOSHUA (VON) BROWN
YOUR HOST STAN TADROWSKI

Got something to say about the Polka King? Leave a comment or email us at polkakingmovie at gmail dot com.

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Polish Film Festival in America
(Chicago Premiere)
Friday, November 20, 7:00 PM
Gallery Theatre, Society for Arts
Chicago, IL

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
(Arkansas Premiere)
Saturday, October 24, 6:00 PM
Malco Theater 1
Hot Springs, AR

Atlanta Underground Film Festival
(Atlanta Premiere)
Wednesday, August 26, 6:30 PM
Young Blood
Atlanta, GA

Brooklyn International Film Festival
(U.S. Premiere)
Saturday, June 6, 6:00 PM
Brooklyn Heights Cinema
Brooklyn, NY

Krakow Film Festival
(World Premiere)
Monday June 1, 8:00 PM
Kino Pod Baranami
Krakow, Poland

Boston Underground Film Festival
(sneak preview)
Saturday March 21, 12:30 PM
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA

LINKS

24/7 Polka Heaven
Alt.Polkas
Ask Zosia
JoJo The Clown
International Polka Association
Jan Lewan
Jolly Joe Truszkowski
Lightning Videos
Nancy’s Place For Polkas
Odessa Klezmer
PA Pageants
Poland By Mail
Polish Embassy
The Post Eagle
Sam Son Prod. TV
The Vatican
WVIA



Posted 2 weeks ago on January 21 2010


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Add Polka King to your Netflix Queue!

Happy 2010, fans of THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING! Sorry we’ve been away for so long, but we’ve been in a series of pierogi-filled backroom negotiations.

We are pleased to announce that worldwide digital rights for THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING will be handled exclusively by Cinetic Rights Management! They rep some amazing films and we are thrilled to be in such good company. Stay tuned here to find out where and when you should be able to watch THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING from the comfort of your living room!

But first… we need your help. Please put THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING in your Netflix queue! The more interest we can generate on Netflix, the quicker we can get the movie to you, polka fans.

That’s right, you can do a good polka deed today— it’ll only take a couple of clicks…

Put THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING in your Netflix Queue!

Yours in polka,

Stan

PS—for those who have seen and liked the movie, you can rate the movie on Netflix too!


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Posted 3 months ago on November 10 2009


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Chicago Premiere Announced!

We’re very excited to announce our Chicago premiere this month at the Polish Film Festival in America!

PFFA is the largest film festival of Polish film outside of Poland and we are honored to be a part of it.

PFFA

Chicago! Please join us on Friday November 20 at 7 PM at the Gallery Theatre/Society for Arts for our screening. John will be in attendance and possibly Josh as well. Hope to see you there!

Visit our PFFA page here for all the details!


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Posted 3 months ago on October 22 2009


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Hot Springs Doc FF tickets here

Reminder: POLKA KING screens this Saturday night at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Online tickets are available here!


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Posted 3 months ago on October 16 2009


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Hot Springs Doc FF announced!

We’re excited to be a part of the 2009 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival! Hot Springs is a wonderful documentary festival in Arkansas, and this year they are showing a ton of fantastic documentaries from the world festival circuit.

Tell all your Arkansas friends!

THE MAN WHO WILL BE POLKA KING will be screening on Saturday October 24 at 6:00 PM in theater 1 of the Downtown Historic Malco Theater in Hot Springs.

More information about the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival can be found on their official website.

Thanks! Another festival screening to announce soon, as well as exciting information about how you might be able to see POLKA KING right from your living room!


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Posted 4 months ago on September 29 2009


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PS

More exciting announcements about where you can see the Polka King documentary coming very soon!


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Posted 4 months ago on September 27 2009


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Polka King at Notre Dame

Irish eyes are sure to be smiling this week for the Indiana premiere of The Man Who Would Be Polka King at the University of Notre Dame! If you’re near South Bend, IN or happen to be coming in a little early for some Fightin’ Irish football this weekend…stop on by the INDustry Alliance Documentary Film Festival, Thursday October 1st at 6:30 p.m. at the Browning Cinema. John will be visiting his alma mater for the screening. For more info check out http://performingarts.nd.edu/index.php?page=detail&event=1120


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Posted 5 months ago on August 24 2009


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Atlanta Premiere This Wednesday!

Just a reminder… Our Atlanta premiere of THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is this Wednesday August 26 at 6:30 PM! Please join us on opening night at the fantastically programmed Atlanta Underground Film Festival, we’ll be screening at Young Blood.

Be there or miss out on the New Polka Explosion that’s bubbling up from the underground. See check it out, we even made the cover of the AUFF program!


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Posted 6 months ago on August 9 2009


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Atlanta Premiere Announced!

Hello Polka King fans…

Stan, your host here. It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, hasn’t it?

Well, I’m here to tell you that we are happy-tappy-happy to announce that THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING will be screening opening night of the Atlanta Underground Film Festival! That’s Wednesday August 26th at 6:30 PM at Youngblood. We are flattered to be part of this festival that always has some great Georgia premieres, this year Modern Love is Automatic and Zombie Girl are can’t miss events.

Please join us at the screening!

Yours in Polka,

Stan

Stan


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Posted 6 months ago on July 26 2009


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This post is long overdue… a photo of Jan Lewan, the Polka King himself, just released from prison and attending our Brooklyn International Film Festival premiere.
As you can see, he looks proverbially tanned, rested and ready to re-conquer the world of polka.
How do you feel about this? Is all forgiven with Jan Lewan? Has he paid his dues to society? We know this is a very controversial topic and we invite your comments below.
PS— An exciting new Polka King film festival screening to be announced within the next couple of days!

This post is long overdue… a photo of Jan Lewan, the Polka King himself, just released from prison and attending our Brooklyn International Film Festival premiere.

As you can see, he looks proverbially tanned, rested and ready to re-conquer the world of polka.

How do you feel about this? Is all forgiven with Jan Lewan? Has he paid his dues to society? We know this is a very controversial topic and we invite your comments below.

PS— An exciting new Polka King film festival screening to be announced within the next couple of days!


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Posted 7 months ago on July 6 2009


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