Frédéric Tcheng

Tcheng was born and raised in Lyon, France.^[4] After studying engineering in Paris, he moved to New York City where he obtained a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University's film school in 2007.^[5][6] His first foray into documentary was the 2008 documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor, which he co-produced and co-edited.^[7]

In 2011, he was the writer and co-director of Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.^[8]

Tcheng's solo directorial debut, Dior and I, premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.^[9] The acclaimed documentary focuses on Raf Simons' first haute couture collection for Dior.^[2] Also in 2014, he served as a jury member at the Warsaw film festival and CPH:DOX.^[10]

From 2018 to 2019, he served as a filmmaking mentor for Queer art, a non-profit arts organization that serves a diverse community of LGBTQ+ artists.^[10][11]

In 2019, he directed the documentary Halston for CNN Films and Amazon. The film reframes the story of the American designer Halston as a business thriller and premiered at Sundance Film Festival.^[12]

Tcheng's latest film, Invisible Beauty, about model and activist Bethann Hardison, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.^[13][14] Tcheng co-wrote and co-directed the film, along with Hardison.^[15]

Tcheng also served as an editor on the second season of the Netflix series Making a Murderer, and a cinematographer on the documentary King Georges.^[16]