2010 -

Snuffing Out The Magic Fury (2011) - A feverish rumination on the chaotic life and tragic downfall of avant-garde alt-rocker Shiv Treacle of the all-girl band Vulva.

sexydrinkbar (2011) - From Chinese director Duoshao Qian comes this 1940s period drama set in China as an American attempts to set up a 'sexydrinkbar' club during the reign of Chang Kai Chek in the shadows of Mao's Long March.

Der Ring des Nibelungen (2011) - The complete cycle of Wagner's four epic operas (Das Reingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) shot on a mini-dv camera in a backyard in Burbank.

Banquo's Ghost In Manhattan (2011) - Ghost from Macbeth tries to find love in modern day New York.

The Pedophile's Son's Graduation Party (2011) - Who will show up and what will they say?

The Chill Of The Season (2011) - Every February as the temperatures drop into the 60s on a north shore beach in Maui, a group of surf punks put on their shirts and convene at Poi's Village Joe to write poetry about life, love and surfing.

A Bright Hue (2011) - After studying painting for a year in Paris, aspiring artist Amy Upton comes home for Christmas to her shit kicking family and friends in Salt Lick, Texas.

Tangible Madness (2011) - A dysfunctional family of a crazy people are held together by Jenny (the craziest of them all) as she attempts to get them through one final family vacation.

Within The Stillness (2011) - A young couple attempts to work out their marital problems while waiting for help to arrive after their car gets washed away in a flash flood.

He Knew She Was Coming (2011) - A lonely clairvoyant hot young Iowa farmer named Kallem prays every night for some hot city chick to come to his isolated farmhouse to jack him off. His prayers are answered - over and over again.

Narcolepsy (2011) - Joey and Missy, two narcoleptic dead end kids from Detroit take a road trip to Oregon to escape their abusive families. Unfortunately, they keep falling asleep at the absolute worst times.

Dull, Uninteresting Story Of Four Tiresome Characters Feeling Sorry For Themselves (2010) - Based on the Manka Book of the same name which is a dull, uninteresting story of four tiresome characters feeling sorry for themselves.

Bridge Dance (2010) - After the only bridge and access road to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales collapses, the town decides to dance until the bridge is repaired. They all died... dancing...

Calico Inversion (2010) Darren Goldblum's acclaimed film about a young New Jersey man's taxidermy business he runs out of his mom's basement, and his latest controversial experiement.

Acquiescence (2010) - Victor Barnet's astounding first film is a powerful story of a wiley kid who incessantly tortures his tubby cousin in front of the neighborhood and goes on to fame and fortune in the movie business, while the tubby kid becomes a custodian at a skid row motel.

Last Train To Redemption (2010) - Tessie is the last remaining citizen in Redemption, Georgia, after the town was wiped away by tornadoes and floods. She takes the last train to Redemption to get her stuff before moving to New York City to try her hand as a spokesmodel for TV.

Inside Eric Roberts' Prostate (2010) - Innovative story of three medical school dropouts obsessed with locating actor Eric Roberts to find out just what the hell's going on down there.

Drawn To The Yellow Light (2010) - A lonely, socially dysfunctional travel insurance underwriter from Las Vegas tries to find new love on a dairy farm in northern Denmark. [Based on the Manka Books novel 'The Light Of Skagen'.]

Taiwan On (2010) - Four college buddies from Harvard Business School decide to go to Taiwan and drink and whore for three months before taking high paying jobs with Morgan Stanley.

Uncombed Hair (2010) - Siblings wearing winter coats with uncombed hair attempt to place their curmudgeon grandpa in a retirement home.

 

2000-2009

Garland Of Shame (2009) - The Coddington family spends a tense, chilly Christmas holiday together at their home in the Hamptons, silently awaiting daddy's indictment on insider trading.

The Opal Tide (2009) - A journalist in Baghdad struggles with ethics inside the green zone; a stripper contemplates joining a convent in the mountains; and a Sudanese flower salesman experiences fatherhood for the first time. All three stories come together in a surprising way.

Handcuffed In Lace (2009) - A stoic businessman gets in touch with his emotions during a forced two hour blowjob.

In The Soil Of Our Sadness (2008) - During the Irish potato famine, the village of Ballyconnell is astonished when the tears of wee Colleen cause crops to grow. When her tears run dry, villagers are forced to find new ways to make her weep.

Glass Hand Cuts Through Water (2008) - Based on the unbelievably true story of Katerine Morland, a billionaire vacationing in war-torn Darfur, who relentlessly scours the blood-soaked streets for her lost English Bulldog, only to discover she left it back at the hotel.

The Dancing Flesh (2008) - An Iraq war multiple amputee who's blind is forced to care for his dementia-riddled grandfather in economically depressed Flint, Michigan. After they both contract the deadly superbug, they vow to live their last days embracing life and thrusting their fists into the air.

West Of Love (2007) - The teenagers from North Of Normal (2005) are now in their early 20s and all move to place west of Love, New Mexico and try to find their way in life.

Basra At Dawn (2007) - British TV funnyman Cedric Fortisbrow makes his much-anticipated American movie debut as a sad-faced mime entertaining the troops in Iraq. After his heart is broken by a lesbian G.I., he removes his make-up and makes a real emotional connection with the troops.

Feeling Danke (2007) - German refugees try to find their way in Cincinnati, Ohio after fleeing the German reconciliation in 1989.

I'm Right Here (2007) - A deeply tortured Harper Lee conceals her love and lust for Truman Capote as he struggles to complete the novel In Cold Blood.

Allegory (2007) - Bijou Phillips stars in this gritty drama chronicling the downward spiral of Chelsea Becker, granddaughter of Motel 6 founder William Becker, who leads a life of excess and debauchery, finally grappling with her sanity in a Dallas jail cell.

Construction Crane, Tall Hackberry (2006) - Acclaimed Chinese director Chang Hu weaves this glorious tale of forbidden love in ancient China. After a spectacular flying sword fight, two ill-fated lovers find themselves alone in a remote forest stuck high in two separate hackberry trees, unable to touch. Can they descend before the cranes attack?

Mr. Lovely's House Of Lovenians (2005) - Based on the classic Manka Books novel, Mr. Lovely's gentle world is shattered with the news that war has broken out in Europe.

A Life Unlived (2004) - The story of woman never born and the men that never loved her.

North Of Normal (2003) - Teenagers trying to find themselves a few miles north of Normal, North Dakota.

Desert Scrub (2002) - Dead-end kids from dead-end families look for the answers in Death Valley.

Fryer's Club (2001) - Festival favorite about a group of teenagers who worked at a McDonald's during the hot summer of '78.

Hot Dogs & Gremlins (2000) - A group of guys remember everything from the early 80s as being great... EVERYTHING.

 

1990-1999

Go Fuck Yourself (1999) - Fest-fave about a disaffected youth who finds that being alone... has its benefits. One of the best films about teen masturbation ever made.

Right! (pronounced "Royt") (1998) - Australian football hooligans drink beer and punch people.

Cowards (1997) - Film from the UK about a group of older men who have been and always will be... cowards.

Henry's Embalmed Heart (1996) - A group of friends, living in the market area of Seattle, try to find themselves.

Love At 25,000 Feet (1996) - Romantic comedy set during the five week lung adjustment phase while waiting to scale the Mt. Everest summit.

Poem Without A Hero (1995) - Big name sitcom actors slashed their normal fees to star in this very important film based on the devastating poem by Russian poet Anna Akhmatova.

Piss Christ: The Movie (1995) - Controversial film about the controversial events leading up to the exhibition of the controversial art piece. (To date, the Manka Bros. Board of Directors has not allowed the release of this film.)

Potatoe (1995) - Story of the kid who was told by Vice President Quayle that he spelled "potato" wrong. After he was forced to an "e" onto the word... this once confident and smart kid quit school, eventually losing his grasp of reality. Story of the doctor who was able to make a difference. [Based on the Manka Books biography "I Am Potatoe".]

Ho Chih, Minnesota (1995) - Story of the Americans who fought on the North Vietnamese side of the war.

The Freak And The Showgirl (1994) - Cross-country trip of a wannabe baseball mascot and a wannabe showgirl.

Four Fathers (1994) - Set around the birth of the United States, a black woman refuses to reveal the identity of her daughter's father - either George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson or James Madison.

Dancin' For My Life (La Vita da Dancin') (1994) - During World War II, two Italian hoofers were at Mussolini's beck and call in case he wanted to see some dancing.

Daylight Come And Iguana Go Home (1993) - When a pizza boy places a curse on recluse M. Emmet Walsh, the old codger switches brains for a day with his beloved bug-eyed pet. [Runner-up of the Audience Award at Slamdance.]

If Moses Can Do It... (1993) - A middle-age man inherits a dirt farm in the desert and decides to make a go of it.

Morons (1993) - Stupid idiots try to find their place in modern day Memphis.

Watermelon In Easter Hay (1992) - Brilliant film based on the Frank Zappa instrumental song.

Fishnet (1992) - French-Canadian crime thriller set in and around a Montreal drag bar in the heart of the red light district.

Wine Chicken (1991) - Adapted from the Manka Books novel 'Coq A Vin'. A cynical female corporate attorney from New York learns the true meaning of life during a summer in Provence.

Haunted Shadows: The Loves Of Pythagoras (1991) - The brilliant mathematician was not brilliant in the ways of love.

Two In The Bush (1990) - A love triangle set in the Australian outback.

 

1980s

Pinto (La Pollo Flautist) (1988) - True story of a chicken from a poor village in Guadalajara who can play the flute.