BOBA FETT: DOUGHNUT HOLE HUNTER

Ever wonder how Darling Doughnuts makes their doughnut holes?

Winner of the 2021 Darling Doughnuts photo/video contest!

Behind the Scenes

This was the first video contest I’d ever won, and the first time my trophy was in the form of a dozen doughnuts.

At first I had all these ideas racing through my head, then looked over at my Boba Fett action figure and the rest is history. Originally I was going to have him walk up to the doughnut and kick the hole out, leaving his foot covered in frosting– but I thought it would be more fun if he yanked the hole out with his fibercord whip.

The flying doughnut hole was held up by a toothpick stuck in sticky tack, then I just broke the toothpick into shorter pieces as the hole landed. I also had plenty of backup doughnuts for extra frosting and in case my lead needed a stunt double.

Between the action figure and sticky fingers, this video really brought me back to my childhood.