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.

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...

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

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

A documentary about the rival gangs Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, originating in Los Angeles but ter...

The odyssey of a Tuamutu fisherman who sets out from his atoll-only coral island to procure fertile ...
A quiet island, lost in the pacific ocean. Nothing worth of interest, until the day a stroke of luck...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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