Hillary Tzeng
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Producer
- Director
Hillary Tzeng is a Taiwanese-American Director, Writer, and Editor who completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Film and TV Production program. Her most recent film "Magic Kingdom" has garnered twelve awards across 32 festivals worldwide, including Best Fiction Film at Shorties Film Festival and Best Drama Short at the Independent Shorts Awards.
Hillary directed the narrative shorts "Echolalia," "Hands," "Feet," "No Returns," and "Will the Sun Set"; documentary shorts "Bringing Death to Life," "626 Boba Battles," and "Beignet Au Lait"; a Sidecar Doughnuts commercial; and a Billie Eilish spec music video. She produced a pilot presentation for "Beard" and two broadcast TV programs--parody news show "The Breakdown" and "Comedy Live!," a sketch comedy show created by Jack Epps Jr.
Hillary has served as an executive board member of the Asian Pacific Cinema Association. During her tenure, APCA debuted the USC Asian Pacific Film Festival, launched the HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries speaker series, and brought Director Jon Chu and Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara to USC to premiere "Crazy Rich Asians" on its nationwide theatrical release night.
Before going creative, Hillary advised on mergers and acquisitions at Stifel Investment Bank; authored media trend reports at Siemer & Associates Investment Bank; built fiscal plans for Disney-ABC and Hulu; and grew startup animation studio Big Bad Tomato with "Rugrats" producer Terry Thoren. She is native to Los Angeles, where she co-founded a restaurant and became a limited partner at Factory Tea Bar.
Hillary graduated from the Culinary Institute of America as a CIA Chef Scholar and was bestowed the Jeune Chef distinction by the world's oldest gastronomic society, Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. Prior, she graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Minors in Cinematic Arts and Web Technologies & Applications. She was an Associates Scholar, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, and Vice President of the national business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi.
Hillary alchemizes her insecurities, indignations, and insolent humor into movies that move us.
Hillary directed the narrative shorts "Echolalia," "Hands," "Feet," "No Returns," and "Will the Sun Set"; documentary shorts "Bringing Death to Life," "626 Boba Battles," and "Beignet Au Lait"; a Sidecar Doughnuts commercial; and a Billie Eilish spec music video. She produced a pilot presentation for "Beard" and two broadcast TV programs--parody news show "The Breakdown" and "Comedy Live!," a sketch comedy show created by Jack Epps Jr.
Hillary has served as an executive board member of the Asian Pacific Cinema Association. During her tenure, APCA debuted the USC Asian Pacific Film Festival, launched the HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries speaker series, and brought Director Jon Chu and Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara to USC to premiere "Crazy Rich Asians" on its nationwide theatrical release night.
Before going creative, Hillary advised on mergers and acquisitions at Stifel Investment Bank; authored media trend reports at Siemer & Associates Investment Bank; built fiscal plans for Disney-ABC and Hulu; and grew startup animation studio Big Bad Tomato with "Rugrats" producer Terry Thoren. She is native to Los Angeles, where she co-founded a restaurant and became a limited partner at Factory Tea Bar.
Hillary graduated from the Culinary Institute of America as a CIA Chef Scholar and was bestowed the Jeune Chef distinction by the world's oldest gastronomic society, Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. Prior, she graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Minors in Cinematic Arts and Web Technologies & Applications. She was an Associates Scholar, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar, and Vice President of the national business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi.
Hillary alchemizes her insecurities, indignations, and insolent humor into movies that move us.
