Unconventional

An internet personality takes a journey through the small, obscure, and downright bizarre conventions happening every weekend around the country as he tries to fit in and find the common link that unites these communities.

2017-06-30 | en

Tatoué percé...Ceci est mon corps

2009-06-01 | fr

The Crazy Life

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.

2008-09-20 | es

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.

1981-11-11 | en

Becoming Jessica Nigri

A portrait of cosplayer Jessica Nigri, from a magical childhood growing up with quirky parents in New Zealand, to entering middle school in the U.S. where she was mercilessly teased for her "nerdy" interests.

2018-01-26 | en

Modify

Stories of people who regard augmenting their bodies as a way of life, whether for artistic reasons or out of pure vanity.

2006-01-23 | en

Literary Ink: A Wizard’s Journey

In March 2018, elite tattoo artists from across the globe came together in Chattanooga, Tennessee to celebrate the intersection of literary fantasy and artistic magic at the inaugural Literary Ink convention. “Literary Ink: A Wizard’s Journey” explores the lives, dreams, techniques and artistic inspiration of four of these Tattoo Wizards.

2020-12-01 | en

Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth

The founders and media personalities of Rooster Teeth reflect on their history, growth and fandom throughout the years.

2018-04-20 | en

Tattoos: A Scarred History

An exploration of how the once taboo art form has become socially acceptable.

2009-06-21 | en

Let's Play Live: The Documentary

An exploration of why Let’s Plays are so popular, as well as how the convergence of gaming and community are redefining the stages once reserved for only the biggest of rock stars.

2015-09-14 | en

Suspension: The Ultimate Body Experience

A look into the world of body piercing and suspension and the people who do it.

1999-02-28 | en

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.

2017-12-18 | en

Connected

Follow Barbara Dunkelman and Blaine Gibson as they must survive their work, their social lives and the modern world without the comfort of their cell phones in order to explore how our brains change with our use of technology and analyze how we sustain and build relationships in the 21st century.

2016-04-15 | en

The Meme Machine

An exploration of the origins of memes, how they spread, and the stories behind some of the most popular “human memes” like Ermahgerd Girl, Overly Attached Girlfriend, and Chocolate Rain Guy.

2016-12-16 | en

Haus of Pain

A professional gamer teams up with a coworker to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a pro-wrestler.

2017-04-28 | en

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 (within a range of ages), 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.

2018-04-01 | pl

Ink, Blood and Spirit

2014-05-11 | sv

The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey

Two men fly to India to search for Baba, the "Cosmic Barber of Pushkar," whose famous "World's Greatest Head Massage" videos gave them both tingling ASMR sensations.

2016-07-08 | en

Tatto

2025-08-28 | id

The Way of the Ink

Horitoshi Sensei is one of the last accomplished masters of irezumi, the art of traditional Japanese tattoo. Pascal is a young French journalist specialized in tattoo who discovered Horitoshi’s designs in a magazine and felt in love with them. Although he does not have much money, Pascal decided to go to Tokyo to have all his back tattooed by Horitoshi. When the film starts, he is at his fourth trip, but his tattoo is far from being finished. Pascal is our guide in this travel to discover irezumi.

2011-08-27 | fr