Frédéric Tcheng’s fashion documentary “Dior and I” which premiered to strong reviews earlier this year at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, will be released in the US later this year, by Entertainment One Films (eOne).  Filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng follows up his work on fashion films, including Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and Valentino: The Last Emperor, with another masterful exploration of a towering fashion institution.

In Dior and I, one enters the storied world that is the House of Christian Dior with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ highly anticipated first Haute Couture collection as the iconic brand’s new Artistic Director. From conception through its ultimate exhibition, the process is shown to be a true labor of love by the stoic Simons and a dedicated, charming, and often humorous team of collaborators. Beautifully melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with an elegant reverence for the history of Dior, Tcheng’s colorful homage to the seamstresses of the atelier is nothing short of magical.

Frédéric Tcheng

Director Frédéric Tcheng is a French-born filmmaker who co-produced, co-edited, and shot Valentino: The Last Emperor, the 2009 hit documentary shortlisted for a Best Documentary Academy Award. He co-directed Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011), and has collaborated on films with such varied personalities as the poet Sarah Riggs, the fashion brand H&M, Jimmy Choo, Ferragamo and Vogue, among others.