Winner
SXSW Film Festival
Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Documentary Storytelling (2020)
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The Donut King
Directed by Alice Gu
2020•90 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Topic
- Belonging
- Mood
- Uplifting
- Language
- English
- Featured in
- A Life’s Work
Synopsis
Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy builds a multi-million dollar empire by baking America's favourite pastry: the doughnut.
Trailer
Selected Awards
Winner
Sun Valley Film Festival
One in a Million Award (2020)
Winner
Bentonville Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize (2020)
Winner
Asian American International Film Festival
Emerging Director Award (2020)
Main Cast
CLChuong Pek LeeSelf
SLSusan LimSelf
TNTed NgoySelf
Daewon SongSelfMTMayly TaoSelf
Director
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