Crew
GS
Geoff Steven
Director
GS
Geoff Steven
Writer
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Geoff Steven
Producer
PD
Piers Davies
Producer
Cast
Peter Fonda
Presenter
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Lyle Tuttle
Self
Signatures of the Soul
Tattooing From The Past Until Today
198460m7.0 (1)
Documentary
Tattooing — "the world's oldest skin game" — is the subject of this iconic documentary. Writer/director Geoff Steven scored a major coup by signing Easy Rider legend Peter Fonda as his presenter. Travelling to Aotearoa, Samoa, Japan and the United States, the doco traces key developments in tattooing, including its importance in the Pacific, prison-inspired styles, and the influence of 1960s counterculture. Legendary tattooists feature (including Americans Ed Hardy and Jack Rudy), while the closing credits parade some eye-opening full body tattoos.
