Skin Pics

Skin Pics (1980)

It takes the inner man and puts him on the outside where he can be seen.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1980-10-01
  • Runtime: 0h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Television New Zealand
  • Production Country: New Zealand
  • Director: Geoff Steven

Summary

A bold reveal of a rose tattoo opens this 1980 documentary on tattooing in New Zealand. The potted history includes visits to tattoo parlours on K' Road and Hastings, and the studios of industry legends Steve Johnson and Roger Ingerton. Tattooists discuss public stigma, people's reasons for getting inked, and popular designs: sailors, serpents, swallows and tā moko. Made for documentary slot Contact, Skin Pics chronicles a time when "folk art has become high art".

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  • D.O.C. Williams

    as Narrator
Directing Geoff Steven Director
Production Julienne Stretton Researcher
Editing Bil Hederson Editor
Production D.O.C. Williams Executive Producer

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