Manka Docs Library
1990 - 1999
Karch Kiraly's Trench Stories - Tales From World War 1 - The series, hosted by Gold Medal beach volleyball player Karch Kiraly, brings us harrowing and horrific tales from the front lines of The War To End All Wars. (Unfortunately, the series was called tone deaf by war veterans and journalists and slammed for often comparing beach volleyball to trench warfare.)
Content for Accordion Panel 2
1990 - 1999
Breastitution (1991) - Chronicling the lawsuit and trial against Dow Corning and their early mercury-filled breast implants.
Georgi Dimitriov's Mummy (1992) - Story of embalmed Communist hero who was taken out of the Stalinist Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria, and burned to ashes by local Bulgarians after the fall of Communism - June 1990.
Living With Death (1992) - Examination of how different people mourn after the sudden death of a loved one (it's not all serious - some people are actually really happy!)
Karch Kiray's Trench Stories (1992) - Olympic beach volleyball player Karch Kiray hosts a documentary of horrible war stories from World War I.
Forever SKA (1993) - Documentary about the SKA music rebellion in the mid-1990s and the fact that, like it or not, it is here to stay and never going away.
The Fighting Amish (1994) - How there wooden bullets and blood lust helped the U.S. win several wars.
AC Will Kill You: The Practical Jokes Of Thomas Edison (1994) - During his infamous battles with Westinghouse over the standard for home electricity, Thomas Edison did everything he could to make Westinghouse look stupid.
Peter The Great's Wild Nights (1995) - Follow Peter as he does whatever evil he wants in the town that HE BUILT (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Polly Want A Decent Script (1995) - Stories of the famous Hollywood parrots used in 1930s swashbuckling movies.
Continental Congress Diaries (1996) - Series of one-hour biographies reenacting the diaries of Continental Congress members.
Crying On The Inside (1996) - Powerful documentary about people born without tear ducts.
Bugle Boys (1997) - Story of the brave 3-year-olds that were recruited to carry the flags and blow the 'charge' bugles during the Civil War.
Human Resources: The True Story Of How GM Turned 20 'Employees' Into Upholstery (1997) - Includes interviews with family members of images from the darkest time in GM's history.
21 Shot Salute (1998) - Story of spies with alcohol-engineered blood who were used to drink Soviet Generals under the table and steal secrets during the Cold War.
Lost In The Shuffle: How Maryland Became A State (1998) - Produced for the Manka Legends Channel. How East Virginia was lost in a card game to Frank Maryland.
Why We Cry (1998) - A special Manka Bros. investigation of the History of Sadness.
I'm Just Here To Observe (1998) - For the Manka Comedy YouTube Channel. A day in the life of an observational comic.
Why We Laugh (1998) - A special Manka Bros. investigation of the History of Laughter. (This special is currently being expanded into the 100-hour Complete History of Comedy - premiering at some point in the future.)
Myanmar (1998) - Produced by Manka World. Four-hour documentary about the name switch from Burma to Myanmar. [2013 Update: three more hours about the brief name switch back to Burma. Now it's back to Myanmar.]
No Laughing Matter: Mouth Cancer (1999) - The causes and cures hidden by pharmaceutical corporations.
Georgi Dimitriov's Mummy (1992) - Story of embalmed Communist hero who was taken out of the Stalinist Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria, and burned to ashes by local Bulgarians after the fall of Communism - June 1990.
Living With Death (1992) - Examination of how different people mourn after the sudden death of a loved one (it's not all serious - some people are actually really happy!)
Karch Kiray's Trench Stories (1992) - Olympic beach volleyball player Karch Kiray hosts a documentary of horrible war stories from World War I.
Forever SKA (1993) - Documentary about the SKA music rebellion in the mid-1990s and the fact that, like it or not, it is here to stay and never going away.
The Fighting Amish (1994) - How there wooden bullets and blood lust helped the U.S. win several wars.
AC Will Kill You: The Practical Jokes Of Thomas Edison (1994) - During his infamous battles with Westinghouse over the standard for home electricity, Thomas Edison did everything he could to make Westinghouse look stupid.
Peter The Great's Wild Nights (1995) - Follow Peter as he does whatever evil he wants in the town that HE BUILT (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Polly Want A Decent Script (1995) - Stories of the famous Hollywood parrots used in 1930s swashbuckling movies.
Continental Congress Diaries (1996) - Series of one-hour biographies reenacting the diaries of Continental Congress members.
Crying On The Inside (1996) - Powerful documentary about people born without tear ducts.
Bugle Boys (1997) - Story of the brave 3-year-olds that were recruited to carry the flags and blow the 'charge' bugles during the Civil War.
Human Resources: The True Story Of How GM Turned 20 'Employees' Into Upholstery (1997) - Includes interviews with family members of images from the darkest time in GM's history.
21 Shot Salute (1998) - Story of spies with alcohol-engineered blood who were used to drink Soviet Generals under the table and steal secrets during the Cold War.
Lost In The Shuffle: How Maryland Became A State (1998) - Produced for the Manka Legends Channel. How East Virginia was lost in a card game to Frank Maryland.
Why We Cry (1998) - A special Manka Bros. investigation of the History of Sadness.
I'm Just Here To Observe (1998) - For the Manka Comedy YouTube Channel. A day in the life of an observational comic.
Why We Laugh (1998) - A special Manka Bros. investigation of the History of Laughter. (This special is currently being expanded into the 100-hour Complete History of Comedy - premiering at some point in the future.)
Myanmar (1998) - Produced by Manka World. Four-hour documentary about the name switch from Burma to Myanmar. [2013 Update: three more hours about the brief name switch back to Burma. Now it's back to Myanmar.]
No Laughing Matter: Mouth Cancer (1999) - The causes and cures hidden by pharmaceutical corporations.
