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.

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

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

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...

A documentary film based on the art of tattooing, tattoo artists and their clients, with interviews ...

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

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

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

In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret follo...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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