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

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FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Bradford International Film Festival
(UK Premiere)
Saturday, March 20, 2:45 PM
Pictureville Cinema
Bradford, UK

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 3 weeks ago on January 25 2012


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Polka King screens in Milwaukee January 27!

Hey Polka King fans! It’s been a while. Anywhere near Milwaukee? This Friday January 27 at 6:30 PM THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING screens at the Turner Hall Ballroom, in a special screening hosted by local morning radio DJ’s Bob and Brian! Pizza! $10 all you can drink special! What more could you want?

Check out the event website for more information.


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Posted 10 months ago on April 8 2011


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POLKA KING now streaming on Netflix!

Hooray, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is now available for streaming on NETFLIX! And check out the article in Moviemaker about the making of our documentary!


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Posted 1 year ago on December 7 2010


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DVD Now Available on Amazon!

Hello!

We’re happy to announce that the special edition DVD of our feature documentary THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING— is now available on Amazon!

CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON!

Please help spread the word by posting our Amazon link on Facebook, Twitter and everywhere!

In addition to the full-length feature version of our doc, the DVD is packed with almost a half-hour of polka-tastic special features including rare TV performances of Jan Lewan and his orchestra and behind-the-scenes home video of Lewan as he leads busloads of adoring fans on vacation tours in Europe and beyond.


All this can be yours for $14.95 plus shipping— what could make a better holiday gift? For the Polka Lover in You.

You can still watch our documentary for free on Hulu,
but isn’t polka all about going over the top? Order the DVD now… Amazon operators are standing by! THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is “hotter than a well-cooked kielbasa!” according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The New York Post writes “I was drawn to it like a dancer in a dirndl to an accordion!” Bad Lit says our film is “wickedly fun” and “the perfect film for our economic climate” and the Krakow Post says it’s “astonishing” and “hilarious!”

Happy Polka Holidays to all!

Yours in Polka,

Stan Tadrowski


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Posted 1 year ago on October 3 2010


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Bad Lit on Polka King

The fantastic underground film site Bad Lit just wrote a great piece about our film, calling it “wickedly fun” and “the perfect film for our current economic climate!”


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Posted 1 year ago on September 30 2010


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Polka King now streaming on Hulu!

The time has come! THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is now streaming for free on HULU.COM!!

Click here to watch it now!

Please help us spread the word… And if you liked the film, you can rate it or leave a comment on our Hulu page.

More news coming soon about our special-edition DVD coming out late next month too!


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Posted 1 year ago on August 13 2010


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Posted 1 year ago on August 11 2010


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Polka King is back, Twin Cities style!

Hello Polka King Fans!

Sorry to have been away for so long, we’ve been busy formulating our DVD and digital download release which is now scheduled for this fall! More exciting details about that very soon. But in the meantime…

Get ready Minneapolis/St.Paul, The Man Who Would Be Polka King is coming your way this weekend! We are screening three times at the Twin Cities Polish FilmFest— Saturday 8/14 at 3 PM, Sunday 8/15 at 7:15 PM and Tuesday 8/17 at 9 PM. Visit the festival website for info, tickets and directions to the venue!


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Posted 1 year ago on April 11 2010


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Sacramento Premiere Sunday April 18!

Hey Sacramento! We’re coming to your town to screen THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING at the super-cool micro-cinema series Movies on a Big Screen at the historic Guild Theater! Catch Polka King Fever on Sunday April 18 at 7:30 PM! Tickets are only $5! Let’s Polka Northern Cali-style!

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING
Sunday April 18
7:30 PM

Movies on a Big Screen
Guild Theater
2828 35th Street
Sacramento, CA 




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Posted 1 year ago on March 16 2010


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UK Premiere This Saturday!

What’s up UK polka people? A happy-tappy polka reminder that our UK premiere of THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is this Saturday March 20 at 2:45 PM at the Pictureville Cinema at the Bradford International Film Festival! UK polka fans you won’t want to miss this! And on a very different tip, stick around afterwards for a screening of Zach Clark’s amazing Modern Love is Automatic!


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Posted 1 year ago on March 1 2010


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UK Premiere of Polka King!

Hello United Kingdom! We’re excited to announce that THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING will be premiering at the 2010 Bradford International Film Festival this month! This is an incredible festival with an amazing lineup, particularly deep with American independents (hello to our favorite, Modern Love is Automatic, screening right after us!)— so we’re very proud to be a part of it.

Our film screens Saturday March 20 at 2:45 PM at the Pictureville Cinema in Bradford. For more information, please visit our page on the festival site. We hope to see you there!


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