French Polynesia Movies

Chronicle of the first tattoo festival which was held at the end of March and beginning of April 2017 at the town hall of Faa'a in Tahiti. With Moana...

This historical drama by Henri Hiro brings to life the majestic enthronement of a young king on the sacred marae Arahurahu in Paea, Tahiti. Set...

Te Puna Ora intertwines mythology and reality to tell a powerful story of resistance on the lush island of Mo'orea. Inspired by the legend of the...

Roland Tiaipoi is a Thai boxing trainer in Tahiti. He takes care of the young people in his neighborhood of Tipaerui, he channels them. It's...

The first time Patu joined a tattoo shop was in 2004 with Tavae Norbert. Wanting to deepen his knowledge of Polynesian history and culture, which he...

They were unveiled to the world through Herman Melville's immortalizing novels, Gauguin's paintings and Jacques Brel's songs. The Marquesas Islands,...

In Tahiti, Vaininiore has the reputation of being a red-light district. However, while walking there, we will meet young people full of joie de...

Pilot of an animated series dedicated to wildlife in the Rangiroa sector, an atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago.

Kava is the drug of the Pacific. A soothing drink that puts everyone on the same level and encourages discussion. Michael Koch, a German linguist who...

Aged 83, Taverio Richmond is doing well. He is very involved in defending the indigenous rights of the Polynesian people. Particularly when it comes...

The "Globe of Death" is a sensational, very dangerous circus act, which was popularized in the United States by Douglas Mac Valley. Mac Valley ended...

Michel Toofa Pouira Krainer, known as Chief Miko (born 3 April 1959) is a French Polynesian speaker, sculptor, traditional navigator, musician,...

“Ariipaea-Vahine” is originally a poem by Henri Hiro. This poem will become a play performed several times at the Grand...

A sound short from Gaston Guilbert's Tahiti Films studio.

Everyone knows Pitore in Moorea. Pitore is a sculptor, farmer, fisherman, canoe builder, fare builder, masseur and tattooist. He also makes medicines...

Hui Tarava is a Tahitian dance company based in San Franscico. Led by Angélique Bannag and Justin Froogie Atangan, a troupe of forty people...

Filmed between 1980 and 1983, Tärava is considered the founding work of documentary cinema in Tahitian and embodies the link between the...