The Donn of Tiki

Hard to review this one without some obvious bias creeping in but it was genuinely a really good documentary. Had a compelling story with excellent use of era appropriate animation to recreate recovered audio interviews. Highly recommend to anyone every remotely interested…

Scott Herring

Where to Watch: played at the Laemmle NoHo 7 in 2025, with August 7, 2026: pre-order on Apple TV (includes a discount on the Fall Blu-Ray release), August 21: available on Apple TV, August 28: available on all streaming platforms RAVING REVIEW: THE DONN OF TIKI sets out to…

Overly Honest Reviews

fantastic documentary

Alex Vlahov

Not only did I walk out of this learning so much more than I came with, but learned there is a booming tiki culture in ATL - annual tiki conference and all. Theater was packed to the brim with Hawaiian shirts.

Alana_Shorts

Special screening at the tara theater with director q and a Genuinely a interesting documentary about a subject that isn't really talked about these days And the animation is stunning for the animated segments

ian Stockton

Very well done! was a huge fan of stop motion donn beach. I did wonder about the portrayal of tiki as almost a revival of “authentic” Hawaiian culture, but I understand it would be difficult to walk the line between fact, storytelling, and a discussion of the tourism…

Lam An

This movie reminded me of the first time I went to Trader Vic’s in Palo Alto (RIP) and how it changed my life forever. The escapism. Of all the friends I made at Tiki Oasis San Diego and Tiki Caliente Palm Springs. The rum and lounge music taking me to another place and…

Noah Vasseur

Pretty fun! Very nice look into tiki past, also Tonga Hut is in it and I work there so that's sick!

Lynoss

"He was a mythologist." I was not expecting this doc to be this well produced, but the animation and the b-roll really take it to the next level! Being someone who's already super into "tiki" and a member of my local community here in Southern California, I'm obviously…

Dan K