1. Ink, Blood and Spirit (Ink, Blood and Spirit)
(Ink, Blood and Spirit)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
2. The Man Whose Mind Exploded
In this "beautifully intimate and utterly unique piece of cinema", Toby Amies crosses the line between filmmaker and carer, trying to cope with the strange and hilarious world view of the fragile eccentric, Drako Zarharzar. A love story. Drako Oho Zaraharzar can remember modeling for Salvador Dali and hanging out with The Stones. But he can’t remember yesterday. Following a severe head injury, Drako Zaraharzar suffers from terrible memory loss, he can access memories from before his accident, but can’t imprint new ones. As he puts it, “the recording machine in my head doesn’t work”. Consequently, and as an antidote to depression he chose to live “completely in the now” according to the bizarre mottoes delivered to him whilst in a coma.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
3. TATTOO: A Celebration Of Body Art
Documentary based on interviews during the Birmingham Tattoo Convention in the early '90s.
4. Homo ErecTattoos (호모 에렉타투스)
A terrible accident leaves a young soldier horribly scarred, but his rediscovery of art heals his wounded soul, in this brief but powerful animated documentary.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. Tatoué percé...Ceci est mon corps (Tatoué percé...Ceci est mon corps)
(Tatoué percé...Ceci est mon corps)
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
6. The Crazy Life (La vida loca)
Reflects a depressing and hopeless reality by following some of the members of "la dieciocho", the so-called 18th Street gang in a poor San Salvador neighborhood.
It has an average vote of 6.357 on TMDB.
7. Working Class
Loosely based on Charles Dicken’s book “A Tale of Two Cities”, Working Class tells the tale of underground street artists Mike Giant and Mike Maxwell and their decade long friendship that started with a tattoo. The story is told through the cities they call home by, cutting back and forth between the neighborhoods of San Francisco and San Diego, as the artists talk about their life philosophies and the work they create.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
8. Basel Tattoo 2016 (Basel Tattoo 2016)
Basel Tattoo 2016
9. Mario Barth: Under The Skin
(Mario Barth: Under The Skin)
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
10. The Scary Guy
Earl Kenneth Kaufmann is the Scary Guy. Banned and kicked out here and there. Because of his looks. A motivation trainer and speaker who campaigns worldwide to eliminate hate, violence, prejudice, and bullying in schools and corporations. In addition to being a tattoo shop owner, comic, entertainer, inspirational speaker, and performance artist.
11. Patutiki the Guardians of The Marquesan Tattoo (Patutiki, l'art du tatouage des îles Marquises)
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.
12. The Tattooist
Rooster Teeth’s Geoff Ramsey explores the subculture of tattoos and takes a crash course from a master tattoo artist.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. Modify
Stories of people who regard augmenting their bodies as a way of life, whether for artistic reasons or out of pure vanity.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
14. Tattoo
A documentary film based on the art of tattooing, tattoo artists and their clients, with interviews exploring the fascination for, and the reasons behind, choosing to be tattooed. The film builds up to long climactic scene, often since replicated in other films on the subject, featuring tattooed bodies displayed as art objects.
15. Tattoo Girls (Tattoo Girls)
Tattoo girls is a memoir of life as it is and of women as they are. A window to the lives of seven women from the same city where nothing is exactly as it seems and reality is often hidden behind illusions. It's a female centric-film showcasing about a group of ordinary women , and their different styles of daily life, showcasing their stories and the impact they have on society as real, everyday women. We are living in a era of the importance and empowerment of women throughout the world, and this documentary aims to convey ideas and topics to be felt, absorbed and discussed.
16. PHOENIX (PHOENIX)
(PHOENIX)
17. Stoney Knows How
A visit with a master of the Oldest Art In The World: tattooing. Disabled by arthritis since the age of four, confined to a wheelchair, his growth stunted, Stoney St. Clair joined the circus at 15 as a sword swallower. A year later he took up tattooing, and traveled with circuses and carnivals for fifty years practicing his craft. As we watch him at work, we see the determination which led Stoney to use his crippled hands in an art where mistakes are permanent, and we realize Stoney has overcome his handicap to heal himself and others with the magic of symbols. The film ends with a visit by New Age tattoo master Don Ed Hardy, who receives a permanent souvenir by Old School tattoo master Stoney.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. D'Inked: A Tattoo Removal Documentary
D'Inked is a documentary about the development of laser tattoo removal technology and how it has changed the culture of tattoos. The film follows a man named Jake on his 5-year journey through the process of removing a full color half sleeve tattoo. The film also features interviews with prominent figures in the tattoo and laser removal communities discussing the technological, physical and ethical realities of removing what has always been considered a definition of permanent.
19. La folie du tatouage (La folie du tatouage)
(La folie du tatouage)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
20. Deep Rooted
A short Documentary about Tattoo Artist Dustin Stephenson and his Struggle´s to survive during the first COVID-19 Pandemic in Summer 2020.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
