What 2020 documentary tells the story of Cambodian doughnut seller Ted Ngoy?
Answer
The Donut King
The Donut King is a 2020 documentary about Cambodian doughnut seller Ted Ngoy.
Directed by Alice Gu, the film follows Ngoy’s journey from Cambodia to the United States and his rise in the California doughnut business. It examines both his entrepreneurial success and the complicated personal and financial consequences of that success.
Ngoy became widely known as “The Donut King” after helping other Cambodian refugees enter the doughnut trade. His story is connected to the remarkable presence of Cambodian-American doughnut shops in Southern California.
The film is a documentary, not a fictional biographical drama. Its title refers to Ngoy’s nickname and business influence, rather than to ownership of a nationwide doughnut chain.