The kevyn aucoin story held its world premiere at the 25th hamptons film festival in october 2017 and its new york city premiere at doc nyc in november 2017. Jennie kermode director tiffany bartok doesnt shy away from the depressing aspects of kevyns story, nor obfuscate his responsibility for parts of what went wrong. Legendary makeup artist kevyn aucoin arrived in new york city from the small town of lafayette, louisiana after spending. The kevyn aucoin story which premieres at the hamptons international. It is an intimate scrapbook of kevyns life, work, and very famous clients, including cher, tina turner, and whitney houston. Larger than life explores every corner of kevyns rich, beautiful and complicated life through the story of his untimely passing and the inspiring legacy he left behind.
A poineer of contour techniques, makeup artist kevyn aucoins meteoric rise to fame in the 80s and 90s was legendary. This month, a new documentary about aucoins life is being released. Larger than life screens at northwest film forum july 1115. It also features priceless archival fashion footage, as well as kevyn, refusing to.
Documentary film about legendary makeup artist kevyn aucoin. With christy turlington, tori amos, kevyn aucoin, naomi campbell. The kevyn aucoin story why you need to watch this film duration. Kevyn was never seen without his polaroid camera, and thankfully, the photos were left behind in his books and in his collection for us to enjoy a visual telling of his wild, beautiful and completely unique life. Larger than life the kevyn aucoin story new movie clip cher 2018.
Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. The kevyn aucoin story recounts his life and career in a manner that should prove fascinating even to those who couldnt care less about. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A new kevyn aucoin documentary will make you want to. The kevyn aucoin story documentary with sandy linter sandy linter. The kevyn aucoin story director tiffany bartok doesnt shy away from the depressing aspects of kevyns story, nor obfuscate. I previously wrote about the film for doc nyc, saying. Larger than life is a delightful deep dive, filled with intimate interviews with kevyn, the sisters on whom he practiced his craft as a burgeoning fashionista, and the 1980s supermodels he glorifiedlinda, christy, naomi, paulina, cindy, brooke, and kate. The kevyn aucoin story is a well constructed, wartsandall documentary that probes issues of creativity, sexual identity, and celebrity culture. He taught himself the basics with preyoutube bibles, such as kevyn aucoins iconic 1997 tome making faces and francois narss makeup. We sat down with the films director, tiffany bartok, to talk about the process of creating the doc. Aucoin, as he made clear in his lifetime he died at the age of 40 in 2002, and as an illuminating, wonderful new documentary larger than life. The kevyn aucoin documentary is finally happening allure.
Overcoming all obstacles laid before him in his small. Blade runner 2049 movie clip bigger than you 2017 movieclips trailers. Following a painful, bullied youth in rural louisiana, aucoin fled to new york at the. Kevyns story is now being told in the film larger than life. Larger than life the kevyn aucoin story new movie clip. The kevyn aucoin documentary with sandy linter part 2 sandy linter. This documentary portrait of iconic makeup artist kevyn aucoin explores the triumph of his meteoric career and the tragedy of his untimely death. The kevyn aucoin story a pioneer of contour techniques, makeup artist kevyn aucoin had a meteoric rise to fame in the 80s and 90s was legendary. Larger than life is as fascinating and flamboyant as its subject. It became clear that this new generation desperately needed to be educated about kevyn. One of the people responsible for that evolution is kevyn aucoin the last name pronounced ahkwan.
Bartok made the decision to direct and produce original films including her awardwinning documentary altered by elvis and the short film little pumpkin, which screened at sxsw. The kevyn aucoin story is a documentary that deconstructs the rise and untimely death of one beautys biggest iconsand its a must see for 90s fanatics and makeup. The kevyn aucoin story chronicles the life of deceased makeup artist, kevyn aucoin, an icon of 80s and 90s fashion. Fill the most romantic night of the year with wine, jazz and movies. The kevyn aucoin story, paints a picture of the man who painted so. But she never manages to elevate the film beyond the formulaic rise and fall of a tortured artist territory. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The kevyn aucoin story will premiere this weekend at the 25th hamptons international film festival.
Through intimate footage and interviews with his friends and family, bartok weaves through the journey of aucoin s life up until his tragic end reminding everyone that he truly was larger than life. Larger than life is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life of the first celebrity makeup artist, kevyn aucoin. The kevyn aucoin story 2018 official trailer hd duration. Women have worn makeup for largely thousands of years but it is only relatively recently that it has evolved into being an art form. Kevyn, one of four adopted children, grew up in the lessthanaccepting burg of shreveport, louisiana. A portrait of a toosoondeparted fashion world pioneer. Larger than life features interviews with kevyn s family and childhood friends, tori amos, christy turlington, isabella rossellini, isaac. The kevyn aucoin story is a doc about a makeup designer who rose from porn shots to top models. One expected him to stand up and take a bow after the movie ended and the lights came up. I hope to watch the film one day, in italy it wont be easy.
The kevyn aucoin story a personal look at kevyn aucoin amos lassen i remember being at some kind of lgbt meeting in lafayette, louisiana years ago and meeting kevyn aucoins parents. Fourteen years after his tragic death, a kevyn aucoin documentary will highlight the makeup artists legendary life and the indelible impact he made on fashion, beauty, and culture. The kevyn aucoin story will premiere at the 2017 doc nyc film festival on november 16. The kevyn aucoin story 2018 official trailer hd 1091.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing larger than life. This documentary follows the life of makeup artist kevyn aucoin. The film was produced in association with vinyl foote productions and matador content. The kevyn aucoin story 2017 youtube kevyn aucoin beauty part 1 duration. In a tragic tale of fashion, glamour and activism, larger than life. Featuring kevyn aucoin, issa mizrahi, christy turlington, tori. Larger than life explores every corner of kevyns rich, beautiful and. Why sam visserbella hadid and kaia gerbers goto makeup. Opinions expressed in our articles are those of the authors and not of the film inquiry magazine. Moving to new york city from small town louisiana in the early 1980s, kevyn aucoin found acceptance as a gay man and success in the. Tiffany bartoks documentary recounts the life and career of the famed makeup artist. How kevyn aucoin made the world more beautiful, one face.
Its quite good from his early life of being bullied because of being gay, to his rise and then fall. The doc will be available on digital and vod july 31. The kevyn aucoin story why you need to watch this film. It is also the story of his lifelong struggle with acromegaly a growth hormone disorder and the inner demons that conspired to cut his life short. Larger than life the kevyn aucoin story new movie clip cher.
They were very proud of their son who was the talented gay man who was responsible for putting makeup the conic. He was truly ahead of his time and created the path that all makeup artists tread upon today, she emphasized. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. A look into the meteoric rise of famed makeup artist kevyn aucoins career and his and mysterious. The kevyn aucoin story explores the life of the iconic makeup artist who transformed the profession into a prominent and influential art form. Iconic clients, friends, and family retrace his life, career, and mysterious death at the height of his fame in 2002.