The Man Who Would Be Polka King

Posted 2 years ago on March 19 2009

TRUST HIM?

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Posted 2 years ago on March 18 2009

A more somber Jan as his empire begins to crumble.

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Posted 2 years ago on March 17 2009

JAN in his pre-polka, Canadian lounge signer days

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Posted 2 years ago on March 12 2009

JAN LEWAN signing his album cover for a fan, during the good times

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Posted 2 years ago on March 5 2009

BUFF Sneak Preview Announced!

Dear Polka King fans,

Stan here again. We’re thrilled to announce a special sneak preview of our documentary THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING at the Boston Underground Film Festival! Get a glimpse of where we are at with the project, and meet the film’s directors who will do a Q&A after the screening.

Our special sneak preview screening will be on Saturday March 21 at 12:30 PM at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, MA.

Please visit the official Boston Underground Film Festival Website for more details…

Hope to see you there!

Yours in Polka,

Stan

Greetings from Stan

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Posted 2 years ago on February 25 2009

Bad Lit digs Polka King

“The Pope, Ponzi and polka form the incongruous triumvirate that swirls around the center of The Man Who Would Be Polka King, the deliriously entertaining documentary by John Mikulak and Joshua von Brown. However, the center of the film is not Jan Lewan, the eponymous ‘would be’ king. He’s just the engine that powers the real center: A heady, complex examination of the American dream gone wrong.”

—Excerpt from the just-posted review of our documentary on the awesome film website BadLit.com.

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE!

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Posted 3 years ago on January 30 2009

JAN WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF POLAND LECH WALESA

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Posted 3 years ago on January 29 2009

“ I’m just disgusted at how a person can be that dirty, when we give him money to help him out with something, to do what he did to us. It’s very disgusting when you think about it. We worked hard. We worked hard all our lives.

— Lois O., investor

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Posted: 3 years ago on January 29 2009

“ The people that got hurt by Jan, they went to Jan to invest the money because of the interest. They were greedy people. They wanted their money to double in 5 or 6 years.

— Wash King, Jan Lewan Orchestra

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Posted 3 years ago on January 17 2009

Bernie Madoff vs. Jan Lewan

During the past month, we have been deluged with emails and phone calls: “Have you heard about Bernie Madoff? It’s just like your Jan Lewan documentary!” “Can you believe the Bernie Madoff story?” “What can you tell us about Bernie Madoff? Did his scheme operate in the same way as Jan Lewan’s?”

Bernard Madoff

We’d be interested in hearing YOUR opinion about how Jan Lewan is similar to or different than Bernie Madoff. Were you an investor with Jan Lewan? Did you come into contact with Jan Lewan? Were you a fan of Jan Lewan? A friend/colleague?

Leave a comment below or email us at the address to the right. We welcome your thoughts.

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