First-time feature filmmakers Heretu Tetahiotupa, Christophe Cordier delve into the ritual art of Marquesan tattoo, sharing its cultural and historical significance by reenacting the past and challenging the present.
A quiet island, lost in the pacific ocean. Nothing worth of interest, until the day a stroke of luck...

An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.

"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl,...

Kua and Teriki will soon get married. They live on the distant Tureia island in the French Polynesia...

His work illustrates people. Densha Tattoo reflects on craft, inspiration and the scene. — What is t...

This award-winning PBS documentary sweeps viewers into a seafaring adventure with a community of Pol...

Documentary based on interviews during the Birmingham Tattoo Convention in the early '90s.

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Walt Disney Animation Studios' MOANA, as aided by the Oc...

Reflects a depressing and hopeless reality by following some of the members of "la dieciocho", the s...

Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, port...

Stories of people who regard augmenting their bodies as a way of life, whether for artistic reasons ...

Marlon Brando is best known for his successful films and two Oscars. But his link with French Polyne...

D'Inked is a documentary about the development of laser tattoo removal technology and how it has cha...

Gombessa Expedition 4 Laurent Ballesta went to observe a gathering of thousands of groupers during ...

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pomp...

A terrible accident leaves a young soldier horribly scarred, but his rediscovery of art heals his wo...

The history of surfing is like one long ride in which surfers relay the baton to each other across t...