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Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story

A poineer of contour techniques, makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin’s meteoric rise to fame in the 80’s and 90’s was legendary. Iconic clients, friends, and family retrace his life, career, and mysterious death at the height of his fame in 2002.

  • Tiffany Bartok
    Director
  • Jayce Bartok
    Producer
  • Bronwyn Cosgrave
    Producer
  • Jack Turner
    Producer
  • Todd Lubin
    Producer
  • Jay Peterson
    Producer
  • Troy Surratt
    Producer
  • Eric Sakas
    Producer
  • Carla Aucoin Adkisson-Hoffkins
    Producer
  • Richard Hoffkins
    Producer
  • Kelli Reilly
    Producer
  • Christy Turlington
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Tori Amos
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Cher
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Isaac Mizrahi
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    LGBT, Fashion, Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 42 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DOC NYC 2017
    New York
    November 16, 2017
    New York City Premier
  • Hamptons International Film Festival
    Hamptons
    October 6, 2017
    World Premier
  • Full Frame Documentary Festival
    Durham, NC
    April 7, 2019
  • Cleveland International Film Festival
    Cleveland, OH
    April 18, 2018
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival
    Edinburgh Scotland
    United Kingdom
    June 30, 2018
    International Premier
Distribution Information
  • The Orchard
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Tiffany Bartok

Tiffany has just completed her directorial debut, Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story. It is a feature documentary that focuses on the seminal American make-up artist, Kevyn Aucoin. Interviews include: Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Cher, Tori Amos and Christy Turlington. The film is distributed by The Orchard and enjoyed an exciting festival run including DOC NYC and Full Frame Documentary Festival. Tiffany received her BFA in theater from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Following a move to New York City, Tiffany worked consistently as an actress but soon discovered a talent for makeup artistry. She began to sharpen her skills on celebrities and film crews. Ultimately, the draw of the film world was contagious and Tiffany, and she made the decision to direct and produce original films, including her award winning documentary Altered By Elvis and the short film Little Pumpkin, which screened at the prestigious SXSW film festival. She was also selected as a finalist for the AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women. Her out of the box producing talents have been the subject of a New York Times Arts Section feature. She has been a past jury member for the Memphis International Film Festival and the Vail Film Festival. Recent projects include producing the award winning films Fall To Rise (Panorama Entertainment), Jack and Paul and director May Elbaz's adaptations of Etgar Keret’s Suddenly…, and Cocked and Locked. Tiffany is a proud Chapter Leader of Film Fatales.

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