Tattoo Movies

How did they migrate from the margin to the masses, from underground to mainstream? Tattoos have now permeated all levels of society, but what does...

In this "beautifully intimate and utterly unique piece of cinema", Toby Amies crosses the line between filmmaker and carer, trying to cope with the...

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

A gangster gets a new tattoo in a Chinatown parlor, and discovers that it's cursed

Basel Tattoo 2016

FESTED: A Journey To Fest 7 is a documentary film about a group of friends' experience at the yearly punk music festival held in Gainesville, Florida...

First-time feature filmmakers Heretu Tetahiotupa, Christophe Cordier delve into the ritual art of Marquesan tattoo, sharing its cultural and...

A terrible accident leaves a young soldier horribly scarred, but his rediscovery of art heals his wounded soul, in this brief but powerful animated...

Once associated with gangsters, in South Korea tattoos still divide opinion. Whilst they have grown in popularity, only licensed doctors can...

In March 2018, elite tattoo artists from across the globe came together in Chattanooga, Tennessee to celebrate the intersection of literary fantasy...

The documentary film, Tattoo, tells about teenage students who had tattoos performed on them during their art lessons at upper comprehensive school....

Basel Tattoo 2014