‘The Donut King’ Trailer: How A Cambodian Refugee Built (And Lost) The California Donut Empire
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST
Why aren’t there more Dunkin’ Donuts in California? The coffee and baked goods chain is ubiquitous along the East Coast, mostly along the Northeast corridor, but seems strangely absent from the sunny shores of California. It seems like one of those mysteries that could never be solved, but there is actually a solid explanation, and a heartwarming refugee story, behind this fact. A Cambodian refugee, informally dubbed “The Donut King” built a California donut empire that prevented Dunkin’ Donuts from entering the area. But just as quickly as he built it, would he lose it. Watch the trailer for The Donut King, a documentary about The Donut King himself, Ted Ngoy.
‘The Donut King’ Trailer: How A Cambodian Refugee Built (And Lost) The California Donut Empire
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST
Why aren’t there more Dunkin’ Donuts in California? The coffee and baked goods chain is ubiquitous along the East Coast, mostly along the Northeast corridor, but seems strangely absent from the sunny shores of California. It seems like one of those mysteries that could never be solved, but there is actually a solid explanation, and a heartwarming refugee story, behind this fact. A Cambodian refugee, informally dubbed “The Donut King” built a California donut empire that prevented Dunkin’ Donuts from entering the area. But just as quickly as he built it, would he lose it. Watch the trailer for The Donut King, a documentary about The Donut King himself, Ted Ngoy.
The Donut King Trailer
Directed by Alice Gu and executive produced by Ridley Scott, The Donut King tells an amazing story of how a Cambodian refugee who arrived in the U.S. with nothing in his pockets, and achieved the American Dream. Ted Ngoy arrived in American in 1975 and managed to start up a successful donut business, which soon expanded into a statewide franchise, making him rich and allowing him to sponsor hundreds of fellow Cambodians over to the U.S. But in the sad second chapter of the American Dream, Ngoy lost it all.
The Donut King was set to make its debut earlier this year as an official selection of the canceled 2020 SXSW Film Festival, but it will now debut online and in select theaters from Greenwich Entertainment this month, after playing the rounds of a handful of fall film festivals.
Here is the synopsis for The Donut King:
The Donut King premieres in select theaters and on Digital on October 30, 2020.
