The Donn of Tiki

WRITERS/DIRS: Alex Lamb, Max Well
PRODS: Alex Lamb, Max Well, Taryn Roraback
FEATURING: Jeff Berry, Sven Kirsten, Marie King, Martin Cate

The life of Donn Beach has been re-written, embellished, and at times flat-out fabricated. He was an American maverick, constantly creating his own opportunities while reinventing himself, and embellishing the details of his extraordinary life.

This documentary takes on the task of separating fact from exaggeration to finally tell Donn’s story, and how he inadvertently created the tiki subculture back in 1930s Hollywood. Mixing fun retro animation with newly found tapes of Donn’s last interview, the film explores universal truths behind Donn’s tall tales.