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Skin Pics

Name: Skin Pics
Director: Geoff Steven
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1980-10-01
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 0
Cast: D.O.C. Williams

Release Date: October 1, 1980

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 0h 29m

Director: Geoff Steven

Cast: D.O.C. Williams

Storyline

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".