The Donut King

The Donut King

94 mins | Documentary | Aug. 24, 2020

The Donut King, Ted's story is one of 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 baking America’s favorite pastry, the donut. 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.

The Donut King

94 mins | Documentary | Aug. 24, 2020

The Donut King
The Donut King, Ted's story is one of 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 baking America’s favorite pastry, the donut. 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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Scott Free Productions, Independent Television Service (ITVS), Independent Lens, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Greenwich Entertainment, Logan Content
Original title The Donut King
Directors Alice Gu
Writers Carol Martori, Alice Gu

Cast

Chuong Pek Lee

as Self

Susan Lim

as Self

Ted Ngoy

as Self

Daewon Song

as Self

Mayly Tao

as Self