Tatau: What One Must Do Movie Review 1997

Examines the Polynesian tradition of tattooing through the experience of a young Samoan man living in Los Angeles who returns to his native country against the wishes of his Christian father to undergo the ritual of tatau in an effort to come to terms with his cultural identity.

Distribution

University of California Extension Ctr. for Media & Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704, Phone: (510)642-0460, Fax: (510)643-9271, Email: mediaservices@ucxonline.berkeley.edu

Available on VHS
Running time 27 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Anthropology, Art & Artists, Documentary Films