Embedded here for study. Each video is credited to its source and region; the short blurbs are our own framing, not transcripts.
Tagata Pasifika (TVNZ)
Part one of a two-part TVNZ special on Sāmoan tatau, produced by Tagata Pasifika. Frames the practice through practitioner and family perspectives on continuity and lineage.
Insider — features Keone Nunes
A short documentary segment on Hawaiian kākau uhi with practitioner Keone Nunes, following hand-tap work and its cultural framing rather than treating the tools as spectacle.
Island News — features Kumu Kawaikapuokalani Hewett
Local Hawaiian news segment introducing kākau uhi with Kumu Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, positioning the practice within Hawaiian cultural teaching rather than as tattoo trend coverage.
i-D — Needles & Pins with Grace Neutral, Ep. 4
Fourth episode of i-D's Needles & Pins series, focused on tā moko in Aotearoa. Presenter-led format; useful as an introductory overview, with the distinction between tā moko and kirituhi surfaced through the practitioners on camera.
SLICE
Long-form compilation episode assembling multiple segments on tā moko. Broader in scope than a single interview; treat as a survey rather than a definitive account.
TATtalk podcast — with Joshawa Elsas
Podcast conversation covering Marquesan Patutiki patterns, structural motifs, and the wider Polynesian roots that Patutiki draws on and is often confused with.
Documentary by Christophe Cordier
Feature-length documentary on Patutiki and the practitioners working to sustain it in the Marquesas. Emphasizes lineage, place, and the specificity of Marquesan design language.
531pi Pacific Mornings — interview with Terje Koloamatangi
Radio interview with Terje Koloamatangi drawing the distinctions between Tongan tatatau and Sāmoan tatau. Useful counterweight to popular framings that collapse the two.
TheCoconetTV
TheCoconetTV segment on Fijian veiqia and its connections across Moana Pacific practices. Veiqia is women's tattooing; treat the material with the sensitivity the practice itself demands.
Paramount Network / Ink Master — Si'i Liufau, Mike Fatutoa, Alipate
Episode from The Art of Ink profiling three Pacific practitioners working in different traditions. A mainstream-network framing; watch alongside the region-specific documentaries above rather than as a stand-alone survey.
A visual introduction to primary and secondary flow across the body.
A step-by-step walkthrough of a Marquesan-influenced half sleeve, structural anchors first.
A regional segment introducing tatau, the pe‘a and malu, and the tufuga lineage.
Why untattooed skin is not empty skin.
A close-in walkthrough of designing across the elbow.
The most common misuse pattern we see online and what to do instead.
An editorial read of a contemporary reference.
A regionally nuanced conversation, with clearly attributed perspectives.
The distinction that determines who can wear what.
A regional segment on continuity, revival, and contemporary practice.
The pectoral-deltoid handoff, on camera.
Structural failures we see repeatedly.