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John Mikulak

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  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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John Mikulak
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE POLKA KING is an irreverent investigation into the rise and fall of Grammy-nominated polka music superstar Jan Lewan, whose international Polka empire led to the greatest polka-related financial crime in history.
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John Mikulak is known for The Man Who Would Be Polka King (2009), The Polka King (2017) and Mark Jury: Beyond Demons (2019).
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    Known for

    Jan Lewan in The Man Who Would Be Polka King (2009)
    The Man Who Would Be Polka King
    6.2
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2009
    Jason Schwartzman, Jack Black, and Jenny Slate in The Polka King (2017)
    The Polka King
    6.0
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Beyond Demons (2019)
    Mark Jury: Beyond Demons
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2019
    War Stories Vietnam: The Wall That Heals (2017)
    War Stories Vietnam: The Wall That Heals
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Maddie the Pig (2021)
      Maddie the Pig
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Steve Spirko in Everybody Knows Schpay! (2021)
      Everybody Knows Schpay!
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven (2021)
      Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Krishna Rai (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Krishna Rai
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Alba Giselle Perez (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Alba Giselle Perez
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Nevaeh Williams (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Nevaeh Williams
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Dana Empet (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Dana Empet
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Judge Tom Munley (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Judge Tom Munley
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Mark Sauerhoff: Art is Not Pristine (2020)
      Mark Sauerhoff: Art is Not Pristine
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Beyond Demons (2019)
      Mark Jury: Beyond Demons
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Battling Demons (2019)
      Mark Jury: Battling Demons
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Rock 'n' Roll War Photographer (2019)
      Mark Jury: Rock 'n' Roll War Photographer
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Jane Alexander in Jane Alexander: Saving Wild Things and Wild Places (2019)
      Jane Alexander: Saving Wild Things and Wild Places
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • American Icon: Mack Trucks Museum (2019)
      American Icon: Mack Trucks Museum
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Return of the Tunis Sheep (2019)
      Return of the Tunis Sheep
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019

    Director

    • Maddie the Pig (2021)
      Maddie the Pig
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Steve Spirko in Everybody Knows Schpay! (2021)
      Everybody Knows Schpay!
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven (2021)
      Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Krishna Rai (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Krishna Rai
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Alba Giselle Perez (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Alba Giselle Perez
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Dana Empet (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Dana Empet
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Judge Tom Munley (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Judge Tom Munley
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Mark Sauerhoff: Art is Not Pristine (2020)
      Mark Sauerhoff: Art is Not Pristine
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Beyond Demons (2019)
      Mark Jury: Beyond Demons
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Battling Demons (2019)
      Mark Jury: Battling Demons
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Rock 'n' Roll War Photographer (2019)
      Mark Jury: Rock 'n' Roll War Photographer
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Jane Alexander in Jane Alexander: Saving Wild Things and Wild Places (2019)
      Jane Alexander: Saving Wild Things and Wild Places
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • American Icon: Mack Trucks Museum (2019)
      American Icon: Mack Trucks Museum
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Return of the Tunis Sheep (2019)
      Return of the Tunis Sheep
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Battling Opioids: Alexis Johnson - Fall, Rise, Believe (2018)
      Battling Opioids: Alexis Johnson - Fall, Rise, Believe
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018

    Cinematographer

    • Eddie Durham in Wham-Re-Bop-Boom-Bam: The Swing Jazz of Eddie Durham (2024)
      Wham-Re-Bop-Boom-Bam: The Swing Jazz of Eddie Durham
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Maddie the Pig (2021)
      Maddie the Pig
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Steve Spirko in Everybody Knows Schpay! (2021)
      Everybody Knows Schpay!
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven (2021)
      Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Krishna Rai (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Krishna Rai
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Alba Giselle Perez (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Alba Giselle Perez
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Nevaeh Williams (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Nevaeh Williams
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Dana Empet (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Dana Empet
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • PBS American Portrait - Judge Tom Munley (2021)
      PBS American Portrait - Judge Tom Munley
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Mark Sauerhoff: Art is Not Pristine (2020)
      Mark Sauerhoff: Art is Not Pristine
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Beyond Demons (2019)
      Mark Jury: Beyond Demons
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Battling Demons (2019)
      Mark Jury: Battling Demons
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Mark Jury in Mark Jury: Rock 'n' Roll War Photographer (2019)
      Mark Jury: Rock 'n' Roll War Photographer
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Jane Alexander in Jane Alexander: Saving Wild Things and Wild Places (2019)
      Jane Alexander: Saving Wild Things and Wild Places
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • American Icon: Mack Trucks Museum (2019)
      American Icon: Mack Trucks Museum
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019

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