Eternal Ink: Tattoos from the Spirit Worlds, 2020

Type of project: Documentary

Category: Director

Description: Eternal Ink is a 5 part documentary series exploring indigenous tattoo traditions. ​ Filmed over 8 years, Director Maellyn Macintosh travels across the world to understand what unites all indigenous cultures through their tattooing practices. From the tattooed women of the Indian jungle, to shapeshifting shamans, and tattoos that give supernatural power and protection, this is also a personal journey for her as she receives her own tattoos and begins to understand what is at the core of some of the oldest known tattooing traditions. ​ Each episode explores the cultural beliefs and shamanic practices related to the tattoos, and finally how these designs are still reflected in modern tattooing.

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