Movie Details
Movie Budget:$45,000
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Emotion
Cast & Crew
J
Jean-Philippe Joaquim
Director
J
Jonathan Bougard
Director
J
Jonathan Bougard
Writer
Patu tattoo culture
"Patu Mamatui is a young Polynesian tattoo artist who wins a maximum of international awards Discovery of his life in his neighborhood of Tahiti"Movie
Audience Score
DirectorsJean-Philippe JoaquimJonathan Bougard
WriterJonathan Bougard
26 minDocumentary
Plot
The first time Patu joined a tattoo shop was in 2004 with Tavae Norbert Wanting to deepen his knowledge of Polynesian history and culture which he did not know at all he then joined the Tahiti Art Craft Center At the Center Patu is lucky to have Philippe Aukara as a sculpture teacher This new guide teaches him a lot about composition and patterns The legends the traditional songs the design of the nasal flutes the canoes the instruments the percussion The language too Today Patu has his own salon and makes a living from tattooing He dances and fully lives what he loves to do When you love what you do you can only be smiling and feel good about yourself For the young people who know him in his neighborhood and who see him evolve today he is a very good example