ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS: John Mikulak

John is an award-winning filmmaker and advertising creative executive. After years of Madison Avenue madness (okay, it was actually Park Ave.), he headed for the peace and tranquility of the Pennsylvania mountains to split logs and split time between advertising and filmmaking pursuits. Little did he know, this would mark the beginning of a strange odyssey…one that would immerse him in the dark side of an oft-heralded Pennsylvania subculture – Polka!

Before learning that documentaries take “forever” to complete, John co-wrote and directed his first feature film, THE DEVIANTS, which was awarded a Panavision® Filmmaker’s Grant and accepted to numerous domestic and international film festivals. He has also written, directed and photographed several award-winning short films and TV spots.

A graduate from the University of Notre Dame, John received his MFA in Film and Television production from New York University’s graduate film program.

Visit John’s production company FOGGY NOTION here.