The Donut King

The Donut King

+ 2D_Animation

+ 2D_Design

+ Feature_Film

+ Motion_Graphics

+ VFX

+ Title_Design

+ Creative_Direction

+ Main_Titles

Written & directed by Alice Gu, The Donut King’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.

Chapeau Studios designed the film’s main titles - an ode to California’s skate and gaming culture and, of course, donuts - and crafted in-film motion graphics, end credits, and provided visual effects and final finish.

Collaborators

Director: Alice Gu

Producer: José Nuñez

Press

Austin Chronicle

Deadline

Variety

Awards

SXSW 2020 - Special Jury Recognition for Achievement in Documentary Storytelling

SXSW 2020 - Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Poster Design

Credits

Executive Producer: José Nuñez

Executive Producer - Post Production: Karuna Venter

Executive Creative Director - Post Production: Ben Looram

Creative Director: Lauren Mayer-Beug

Senior Producer: Josef LeBeau

Lead Designer/Animator: Sarahjane Pattwell

Title Sequence Design/Animation: Sun Ah Kim

Designer/Animator: Nathan Boldman

Designer/Animator: Dathan Dedman

VFX Compositor: Ted Stanley

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Stickers App

To celebrate the release of The Donut King film we created a fun sticker pack for everyone to enjoy. Available on iOS and Android!

 
 

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