The Donut King

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. Her commercial clients for print and live action include TBWA/ Chiat Day, Media Arts Lab, Deutsche, Edelman, Berlin Cameron, Cole & Weber, Pereira & O’Dell, Doremus, Publicis, Beats by Dre, Laird Hamilton, ESPN, FIFA, NFL, NHL, NBA, the WSL, Apple, Peta, and the American Humane Association. The Donut King is Alice’s feature directorial debut and was selected to premiere in competition at SXSW 2020. A feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of a Cambodian refugee turned donut tycoon, The Donut King is executive produced by Academy Award-winner Freida Lee Mock and produced by Logan Content in association with Scott Free Productions.

Carol Martori is a documentary film editor and writer. Her feature credits include Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, directed by Aaron Lieber, about the famed surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack at age 13; Love Me, directed by Jonathon Narducci, which delves into the world of international matchmaking; Jacob Rosenberg‘s directorial debut Waiting for Lightning on professional skateboarder Danny Way and his attempt to jump the Great Wall of China; The King of Luck about country music legend Willie Nelson directed by Billy Bob Thornton; and as additional editor on Dave Grohl’s Sound City about the fabled music studio where Nevermind was recorded. In addition to her feature work, Martori has edited several television documentary series from Gangland on the History Channel to The Final Report on the National Geographic Channel. Prior to her film work Martori was a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at San Diego State University, where she received her MA, specializing in gender and social movements.