Halston (film)

Halston
Directed byFrédéric Tcheng
Written byFrédéric Tcheng
Based onHalston
Produced by
  • Roland Ballester
  • Stephanie Levy
  • Michael Prall
  • Frédéric Tcheng
Starring
Narrated by
  • Tavi Gevinson
  • (Chloe)
CinematographyChris W. Johnson
Edited by
  • Èlia Gasull Balada
  • Frédéric Tcheng
Music byStanley Clarke
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26) (Sundance)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$188,751[1]

Halston is a 2019 American biographical documentary film written and directed by Frédéric Tcheng and produced by CNN Films and Amazon Originals.[2] The film tells the story of the rise and fall of Roy Halston Frowick, one of America’s most prominent fashion designers. The film features commentary by Liza Minnelli, Marisa Berenson, Joel Schumacher, Naeem Khan, Pat Cleveland, Karen Bjornson and other former models known as The Halstonettes. Appearing in archival footage are Halston, Jacqueline Kennedy, Brooke Shields, Andy Warhol and members of his family. The film premiered to generally positive reviews at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.[3] It was selected as the spotlight documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, and had a limited theatrical release in May 2019, before its international release in June.

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