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...

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

In March 2018, elite tattoo artists from across the globe came together in Chattanooga, Tennessee to...

An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.
A quiet island, lost in the pacific ocean. Nothing worth of interest, until the day a stroke of luck...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For thirty years in the late-twentieth century, the people of Tahiti survived dozens of offshore nuc...

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Matisse's birth and of the exhibition at the Center Pomp...
A collection of footage and interviews with strange people and their exploration into the unusual an...
A look into the world of body piercing and suspension and the people who do it.