Mochi Dochi, 2130 Sawtelle Boulevard No. It's the rags to ri. That's a disaster," he says. The titular donut king is 77-year-old Ted Ngoy, who has attained mythic status among many Cambodian . Slow, and slowly building up towards something greater and then DK shows up and gets all hip-hop on you with his boombox and sick moves. Help bring programs like Independent Lens to your PBS station. How could I? Its a genuinely shocking and tragic part of the story, and the documentary feels like it has too many other things on its mind to engage it properly. For weeks, they watched other families leave, until finally they, too, were sponsored by a pastor from a church in Tustin, Orange County, about 35 miles south of Los Angeles. He was, however, invited to become a government adviser on commerce and agriculture. Other Ratings IMDb Soundrack Albums There are no soundtrack albums in our database for this title. Driving through its absurd, gigantic fiberglass doughnut a pristine example of mimetic architecture is a brief, giddy and almost spiritual experience. [5], The film received 69/100 on Metacritic, receiving "generally favorable reviews. Every evening, he sat by his open window and played the flute. At the weekend the oldest children, Chet and Savy, then nine and eight, helped out by pouring coffee, packing doughnuts and folding boxes. Stream Donut King music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free Never give up. His legacy isnt just in the abundance of independent doughnut shops that define the region, but also in their use of pink boxes. It contrasts strongly with most of the games more haunting tracks, which is one of the benefits of having Fischer working on the score to play a balancing role with Wises more experimental nature. It's all here. He also apologised to many of those he hurt. Eventually Cambodians owned so many doughnut shops in California that they dominated the market, pushing Winchell's into second place. But its not the only kind on offer here. The 2020 documentary "The Donut King," by the filmmaker Alice Gu, told the story of Southern California's distinctive doughnut industry through Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee who arrived here . Holey Grails doughnuts are made from a base of taro and fried in coconut oil. However this deeply unsettling tune is probably the one that best shows Wises ability to transmit a lot of feeling with silence and suggestive sounds rather than melody. Directed by Alice Gu, the movie details how one man, Bun Tek "Ted" Ngoy, built a sugary, deep-fried dynasty, revealing both the promise and the pitfalls of the American dream. He took a chance and opened a bedroom door - and there was Suganthini, fast asleep. [2][3][4], The Donut King was directed by Alice Gu, and is her first feature film. One night he asked the woman at the counter if saving $3,000 would be enough to buy a doughnut shop. When you hook up with gambling, your life's finished. IN THEATERS AND ON VIRTUAL CINEMA NOW!www.DonutKingMovie.comTed Ngoy's story is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption. No credit card needed. Under the Khmer Rouge leadership of Pol Pot people were forced to work on communal farms, and those with money or education were tortured and killed. So I decided to change.". Be more independent. A story of immigration, assimilation, prejudice, and who gets access to the American Dreamand what happens when you achieve itThe Donut King is also about how the American Dream gets handed down and evolves from one generation to the next: the film includes the current generation of Cambodian donut shop owners and the ways they have been inspired by and diverged from their parents and grandparents before them. Holey Grail, a Hawaii-based business with two Los Angeles locations, sells taro doughnuts fried to order in coconut oil. Its ethereal, taking the listener into a world of white, snowy stillness. Los Angeles Is a Doughnut Town - The New York Times The market has been saturated and competitive for decades, but new shops keep coming with offerings like a taro doughnut from Hawaii. A Los Angeles native, Alice Gu began her career as a Director of Photography, working with renowned directors Werner Herzog, Stacy Peralta, and Rory Kennedy, among others. 0% 0% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful. Fatal Attraction Works As Entertainment, Fails as Social Commentary, Prime Videos Citadel Traps Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden in Played-Out Spy Game, New York Philharmonic and Steven Spielberg Celebrate the Music of John Williams, A Piece of His Fire: Harry Belafonte (1927-2023). Done is not done! But, in life, great rise can come with great falls.------THE DONUT KINGDirector: Alice GuABOUT GREENWICH ENTERTAINMENTFounded in 2017, Greenwich Entertainment is an independent film distribution company specializing in distinctive narrative and documentary features. Ted sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming refugees and helped them get on their feet teaching them the ways of the donut business. He lobbied his contacts in the Republican inner circle, including Senator John McCain, and MFN status was granted permanently in 1996. Gambling is a devil. Filter reviews by the user's playtime when the review was written: When enabled, off-topic review activity will be filtered out. The Donut King 2020 1h 30m IMDb RATING 7.2 /10 1K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 1:52 2 Videos 10 Photos Documentary This documentary tells Ted Ngoy's story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption. "Some of them were cousins, uncles, nieces," says Ted. Save Save Donut King For Later. Find Donut Kings best songs, old and new, plus top hits and full song list at AllMusic. Its particularly fitting that the documentary doesnt begin withNgoybut with a 29-year-old woman namedMayly Tao,who comes from anew generation of donut shop innovators. In a year Ted had saved enough to put down a deposit on a second doughnut shop, a "mom-and-pop" shop called Christy's. Play Donut King and discover followers on SoundCloud | Stream tracks, albums, playlists on desktop and mobile. Heres one I couldnt possibly leave off the list. Fighting King K. Rool on his ship is daunting enough. A co-presentation by ITVS and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), The Donut King will make its broadcast premiere on PBS's Independent Lens on May 24, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. and will also. 1:51 35. A child of immigrants herself, she had become curious why Californian doughnut shops were so often run by Cambodians, and why there were so many of them. 10.