Teddy Lussi-Modeste

Early life Lussi-Modeste grew up in La Tronche, Grenoble, in a Sinti, Manush Romani community in France.

Career Lussi-Modeste studied cinema at the film school La Fémis in Paris. He later became a literature teacher in high schools and colleges, before devoting himself entirely to cinema in the late 2000s. He later wrote and directed the drama films The Price of Success (2017), and The Good Teacher (2024).

Filmography As director

As screenwriter Year Title Notes 2004Pilou Short film; directed by Claudine Natkin Louis Delluc Prize Best Debut Film 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival New Directors Award The Price of Success