No. 107
Storytellers of
The Donn of Tiki Documentary
The Banter
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The Conversation
The Restaurant Guys have filmmakers Max Well and Alex Lamb on to discuss their documentary The Donn of Tiki about Don the Beachcomber’s life. The story includes rum-running, globe-trotting, the Mafia and amazingly creative marketing that started a movement.
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Alex Lamb and Max Well
Since 2007, co-directors Alex Lamb and Max Well have been producing music videos, documentaries, children's shows, commercials, and branded content.
Last year, after a deep dive into the history of Tiki bars, they decided to tell the story of the incredible life of Donn Beach.
THE INSIDE TRACK
The Guys were able to interview Alex and Max right before The Guys hopped on a train to NYC for a tiki party with Jeff “Beachbum” Berry (who appeared in the film).
Alex succinctly describes how the stars aligned so Don the Beachcomber could work his magic.
“ He had run rum with his brother, so he had an in with the rum industry and knew how to sell rum to a generation of people who really weren't that interested in drinking rum until he created these cocktails.
Also he had collected all these things on his travels that he was using as props in films in the 1930s.
So he just kind of threw a bunch of stuff on the wall and the tiki bar was born!”
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