Manka Highbrow Film Library
2010 - 2019
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.
Last Bus To Redemption (2010) - Tessie is the last remaining citizen in Redemption, Georgia, after the town was wiped away by tornadoes, famines, and floods. She takes the last bus to Redemption to get her stuff before moving to New York City to try her hand as a spokesmodel for TV.
Acquiescence (2010) - Victor Barnet's astounding first film is a powerful story of a wily 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 part-time custodian at a skid row motel.
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 experiment.
Bridge Dance (2010) - True story. 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.
Narcolepsy (2011) - Joey and Missy, two narcoleptic dead-end kids from Detroit take a roadtrip to Oregon to escape their abusive families. Unfortunately, they keep falling asleep at the absolute worst times.
He Knew She Was Coming (2011) - A lonely, hot, young, clairvoyant Iowa farmer named Kallem prays every night for some hot city chick to come to his isolated Iowa farmhouse to jack him off. His prayers are answered - over and over again.
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.
Tangible Madness (2011) - A dysfunctional family of crazy people are held together by Jenny (the craziest of them all as she attempts to get them through one final family vacation.
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.
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.
Hotspurs (2012) - U.S. old west re-telling of Shakespeare's 'Henry IV Part 1.'
The Incarceration Of Thomas Freeman (2012) - After failing to get his first film into the Sundance Film Festival, director Thomas Freeman threatens to blow up Park City, Utah. His arrest and incarceration made media headlines around the world. [This film, based on the incident, without the participation of Thomas Freeman, was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival.]
God (The Authorized Biography) (2012) - After shooting for nearly two months in and around Austin, Texas, 18-year-old filmmaker Eli Edwards has completed his masterwork and definitively answered all possible questions about the life and existence of God.
Jean-Paul Satre's Being And Nothingness - Part 1: Being (2012) - Contemporary take on the classic philosophical essay.
Nagila (2013) - Loosely based on the word to 'Hava Nagila,' Josh is a lonely orthodox Jewish baker living in Baltimore. He falls in love with an Amish basket maker, Sonya. Because of their strict cultures, they are unable to love each other in America - so they move to China and start a new life.
Children In Peril (2013) - The kids in Peril, Indiana, live a dreary existence until they encounter a zombie in the forest who teaches them social media skills and the kids use those skills to taunt and shame him relentlessly.
Johnny Hummingbird (2013) - The hummingbird beats his wings a million times an hour. Chicago suburban kid Johnny Hummingbird is going to attempt to beat off a million times in his lie. [Accepted - but never shown - at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.]
Maggots For Tommy (2013) - Heart-warming Christmas story of a boy who didn't want anything for Christmas expect a stocking full of maggots. His parents kept trying to give him a bike, a dog, a video game... but he only want maggots. In the end, it's Santa who must intervene to bring Tommy what he wants/
Children In Peril (2013) - The kids in Peril, Indiana, live a dreary existence until they encounter a zombie in the forest who teaches them social media skills and the kids use those skills to taunt and shame him relentlessly.
Johnny Hummingbird (2013) - The hummingbird beats its wings a million times an hour. Chicago suburban kid Johnny Hummingbird is going to attempt to beat off a million times in his life. [Accepted to the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.] Maggots For Tommy (2013) - Heart-warming Christmas story of a boy who didn't want anything for Christmas except a stocking full of maggots. His parents kept trying to give him a bike, a dog, a video game... but he only wants maggots. In the end, it's Santa who must intervene to bring Tommy his Christmas wish.
The Wolf At The Door (2013) - Live-action version of 'The Three Little Pigs' set in a Soviet Gulag.
The Tower Of Abel (2014) - Abel Lucavich, a depressed auto mechanic, decides to build a tower to Heaven. It takes a lot of hard work and there are many obstacles along the way (like the upper atmosphere and weightlessness) but he finally makes it. Then he sits in Heaven, still depressed, so he starts to build another tower to see what's above Heaven. Based on a true story.
Carpathos (2014) - This psychological drama chronicles the life of the Carpathia wireless operator who fell asleep and failed to hear the distress signals from the Titanic, his public vilification, subsequent mission to visit and apologize to each victim's family, and mysterious disappearance after the first visit.
Telescape (2014) - A lonely New Yorker escapes into the lives of her neighbors via the help of a magic telescope.
Der Ring Des Nibelungen (2014) - Richard Wagner's epic Ring Cycle of four operas (Das Reinhold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung) shot on a mini-dv camera in a backyard in Burbank.
Dance Gary! (2014) - Gary Tucker must learn the entire male lead of 'Swan Lake' and dance it just like Mikhail Baryshnikov in 48 hours or his family will be killed by the Turkish government. The catch - Gary is 46-years-old and has never taken a dance lesson in his life.
Je Le Que Toi, Mon Cherie (2014) - Musical. Unsuccessful singer-songwriter trio from Keokuk, Iowa, decide to reinvent themselves as French chanteuses in Paris. Problem: They don't speak French. They don't sing well. And they don't have heart. But Paris is a city of magic and eve such ass, no talents can find a way.
Taiwan On (2015) - Four college buddies from Harvard Business School decide to go to Taiwan and drink, snort cocaine and hire prostitutes for three months before taking high paying jobs on Wall Street.
The End Of Incense (2015) - Even the Woodstock burnouts are getting sick of the incense burning in Mama Groovy's house. Everyone decides it's time to get a fucking life.
Uncombed Hair (2015) - Siblings with uncombed and wearing worn out Winter coats attempt to place their curmudgeon grandpa in a retirement home.
The Pedophile's Son's Graduation Party (2016) - Who will show up and what will they say?
Banquo's Ghost In Manhattan (2016) - Ghost from 'Macbeth' tries to find love in modern day New York.
Attack Of The Headless Freak With Two Heads (2016) - Surprisingly profound film about a headless freak with two heads and his search for meaning in modern day Winnipeg.
Mind Kampf (2016) - A contemporary mind is thrust back in time, incarnating the body of Hitler's publisher. Will he be able to stop the horrors to come?
Randy Works At Best Buy (2017) - Normal people can be heroes. And, also, normal people can work at Best Buy. Randy is not a hero - not even close - but he does work at Best Buy.
Snuffing Out The Magic Fury (2017) - A feverish rumination on the chaotic life and tragic downfall of avant-garde alt-rocker Shiv Treacle of the band Vulva.
7 Out! (2017) - Inspirational story of a high-flying newly-minted Silicon Valley billionaire who comes to Las Vegas with $1 billion in cash - ready to double it. He learns it's harder to make money in Vegas than Silicon Valley. Soon, he's a broke Molly addict who tries to sell his Patents or a blowjob or anything on the streets for a fix. Eventually, one of his billionaire partners rescues him, their stock goes public and he's a billionaire again.
Gay d'Alene (2018) - Two married black gay men are secretly offered $1 million to move to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. If they can survive for one year as an openly married gay black couple in the most racist town in America, they get the money.
Unkind (2018) - Everyone is unkind to Reina but she still sings happy songs, wears that stupid baby doll dress with combat boots and plays that goddamned plastic recorder all day. One day, someone will see the sweetness insider her but it won't be her mom, dad or any of her 'friends.'
Divisive (2019) - Experimental, terrifying tale of teenagers who surround a single camera mounted on the outside wall of a museum chanting 'He won't come between us.' One-by-one, they are decapitated by a shadowy figure dressed in black.
The Have Nots (2019) - Four frustrated long-time Brink's Truck employees form a plot to rob a Chic-Fil-A.
Marginal Eyes (2019) - A black Muslim transgender woman and her-binary Hispanic handicapped life partner decide to fulfill their lifelong dream of competing in the Oppression Olympics.
Last Bus To Redemption (2010) - Tessie is the last remaining citizen in Redemption, Georgia, after the town was wiped away by tornadoes, famines, and floods. She takes the last bus to Redemption to get her stuff before moving to New York City to try her hand as a spokesmodel for TV.
Acquiescence (2010) - Victor Barnet's astounding first film is a powerful story of a wily 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 part-time custodian at a skid row motel.
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 experiment.
Bridge Dance (2010) - True story. 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.
Narcolepsy (2011) - Joey and Missy, two narcoleptic dead-end kids from Detroit take a roadtrip to Oregon to escape their abusive families. Unfortunately, they keep falling asleep at the absolute worst times.
He Knew She Was Coming (2011) - A lonely, hot, young, clairvoyant Iowa farmer named Kallem prays every night for some hot city chick to come to his isolated Iowa farmhouse to jack him off. His prayers are answered - over and over again.
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.
Tangible Madness (2011) - A dysfunctional family of crazy people are held together by Jenny (the craziest of them all as she attempts to get them through one final family vacation.
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.
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.
Hotspurs (2012) - U.S. old west re-telling of Shakespeare's 'Henry IV Part 1.'
The Incarceration Of Thomas Freeman (2012) - After failing to get his first film into the Sundance Film Festival, director Thomas Freeman threatens to blow up Park City, Utah. His arrest and incarceration made media headlines around the world. [This film, based on the incident, without the participation of Thomas Freeman, was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival.]
God (The Authorized Biography) (2012) - After shooting for nearly two months in and around Austin, Texas, 18-year-old filmmaker Eli Edwards has completed his masterwork and definitively answered all possible questions about the life and existence of God.
Jean-Paul Satre's Being And Nothingness - Part 1: Being (2012) - Contemporary take on the classic philosophical essay.
Nagila (2013) - Loosely based on the word to 'Hava Nagila,' Josh is a lonely orthodox Jewish baker living in Baltimore. He falls in love with an Amish basket maker, Sonya. Because of their strict cultures, they are unable to love each other in America - so they move to China and start a new life.
Children In Peril (2013) - The kids in Peril, Indiana, live a dreary existence until they encounter a zombie in the forest who teaches them social media skills and the kids use those skills to taunt and shame him relentlessly.
Johnny Hummingbird (2013) - The hummingbird beats his wings a million times an hour. Chicago suburban kid Johnny Hummingbird is going to attempt to beat off a million times in his lie. [Accepted - but never shown - at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.]
Maggots For Tommy (2013) - Heart-warming Christmas story of a boy who didn't want anything for Christmas expect a stocking full of maggots. His parents kept trying to give him a bike, a dog, a video game... but he only want maggots. In the end, it's Santa who must intervene to bring Tommy what he wants/
Children In Peril (2013) - The kids in Peril, Indiana, live a dreary existence until they encounter a zombie in the forest who teaches them social media skills and the kids use those skills to taunt and shame him relentlessly.
Johnny Hummingbird (2013) - The hummingbird beats its wings a million times an hour. Chicago suburban kid Johnny Hummingbird is going to attempt to beat off a million times in his life. [Accepted to the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.] Maggots For Tommy (2013) - Heart-warming Christmas story of a boy who didn't want anything for Christmas except a stocking full of maggots. His parents kept trying to give him a bike, a dog, a video game... but he only wants maggots. In the end, it's Santa who must intervene to bring Tommy his Christmas wish.
The Wolf At The Door (2013) - Live-action version of 'The Three Little Pigs' set in a Soviet Gulag.
The Tower Of Abel (2014) - Abel Lucavich, a depressed auto mechanic, decides to build a tower to Heaven. It takes a lot of hard work and there are many obstacles along the way (like the upper atmosphere and weightlessness) but he finally makes it. Then he sits in Heaven, still depressed, so he starts to build another tower to see what's above Heaven. Based on a true story.
Carpathos (2014) - This psychological drama chronicles the life of the Carpathia wireless operator who fell asleep and failed to hear the distress signals from the Titanic, his public vilification, subsequent mission to visit and apologize to each victim's family, and mysterious disappearance after the first visit.
Telescape (2014) - A lonely New Yorker escapes into the lives of her neighbors via the help of a magic telescope.
Der Ring Des Nibelungen (2014) - Richard Wagner's epic Ring Cycle of four operas (Das Reinhold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung) shot on a mini-dv camera in a backyard in Burbank.
Dance Gary! (2014) - Gary Tucker must learn the entire male lead of 'Swan Lake' and dance it just like Mikhail Baryshnikov in 48 hours or his family will be killed by the Turkish government. The catch - Gary is 46-years-old and has never taken a dance lesson in his life.
Je Le Que Toi, Mon Cherie (2014) - Musical. Unsuccessful singer-songwriter trio from Keokuk, Iowa, decide to reinvent themselves as French chanteuses in Paris. Problem: They don't speak French. They don't sing well. And they don't have heart. But Paris is a city of magic and eve such ass, no talents can find a way.
Taiwan On (2015) - Four college buddies from Harvard Business School decide to go to Taiwan and drink, snort cocaine and hire prostitutes for three months before taking high paying jobs on Wall Street.
The End Of Incense (2015) - Even the Woodstock burnouts are getting sick of the incense burning in Mama Groovy's house. Everyone decides it's time to get a fucking life.
Uncombed Hair (2015) - Siblings with uncombed and wearing worn out Winter coats attempt to place their curmudgeon grandpa in a retirement home.
The Pedophile's Son's Graduation Party (2016) - Who will show up and what will they say?
Banquo's Ghost In Manhattan (2016) - Ghost from 'Macbeth' tries to find love in modern day New York.
Attack Of The Headless Freak With Two Heads (2016) - Surprisingly profound film about a headless freak with two heads and his search for meaning in modern day Winnipeg.
Mind Kampf (2016) - A contemporary mind is thrust back in time, incarnating the body of Hitler's publisher. Will he be able to stop the horrors to come?
Randy Works At Best Buy (2017) - Normal people can be heroes. And, also, normal people can work at Best Buy. Randy is not a hero - not even close - but he does work at Best Buy.
Snuffing Out The Magic Fury (2017) - A feverish rumination on the chaotic life and tragic downfall of avant-garde alt-rocker Shiv Treacle of the band Vulva.
7 Out! (2017) - Inspirational story of a high-flying newly-minted Silicon Valley billionaire who comes to Las Vegas with $1 billion in cash - ready to double it. He learns it's harder to make money in Vegas than Silicon Valley. Soon, he's a broke Molly addict who tries to sell his Patents or a blowjob or anything on the streets for a fix. Eventually, one of his billionaire partners rescues him, their stock goes public and he's a billionaire again.
Gay d'Alene (2018) - Two married black gay men are secretly offered $1 million to move to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. If they can survive for one year as an openly married gay black couple in the most racist town in America, they get the money.
Unkind (2018) - Everyone is unkind to Reina but she still sings happy songs, wears that stupid baby doll dress with combat boots and plays that goddamned plastic recorder all day. One day, someone will see the sweetness insider her but it won't be her mom, dad or any of her 'friends.'
Divisive (2019) - Experimental, terrifying tale of teenagers who surround a single camera mounted on the outside wall of a museum chanting 'He won't come between us.' One-by-one, they are decapitated by a shadowy figure dressed in black.
The Have Nots (2019) - Four frustrated long-time Brink's Truck employees form a plot to rob a Chic-Fil-A.
Marginal Eyes (2019) - A black Muslim transgender woman and her-binary Hispanic handicapped life partner decide to fulfill their lifelong dream of competing in the Oppression Olympics.
