The Donut King
Hosted by Kinema
Virtual
When
May 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Price
Free Screening
Available in
United States of America
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About the event
Featuring a live post-screening discussion
Director Alice Gu
Producer Jose Nuñez
Donut shop owner Mayly Tao
Illustrator and Designer Sophia Chang
Founder of Opening Ceremony Carol Lim
This film is a part of the AAPI Storytellers Festival. Your donation goes to the AAPI Community Fund via GoFundMe.org
In 1975, Ted Ngoy and his family immigrated from Cambodia to Camp Pendleton in San Diego as part of a refugee program. By 1977, he saved up enough money to buy his first donut shop. By the mid-80s, he owned 32 shops and had amassed millions of dollars. This award-winning documentary from Alice Gu charts Ngoy’s meteoric rise to the title of “The Donut King” — and his subsequent devastating fall.
About the film
Everything you thought you knew about the donut begins with Ted Ngoy. This is the unlikely story of a Cambodian refugee arriving in America in 1975 and building a multi-million-dollar empire baking America’s favorite pastry, the donut. This is a story about fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption. It’s the rags to riches story of a refugee escaping Cambodia, arriving in America in 1975 and building an unlikely multi-million-dollar empire. Ted sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming refugees and helped them get on their feet teaching them the ways of the donut business. By 1979 he was living the American Dream. But, in life, great rise can come with great falls.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 34m
Director
Alice Gu