Jonathan Bougard Movies

Païwan People share a rich tattooing tradition which was closely related to cultural identity and social status before the vanishement during...

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...

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...

Discovery of the community of Vitaria, on the island of Rurutu in the Austral archipelago in Polynesia. In Vitaria we are Rurutu Protestants. This...

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

Everyone is versatile, which explains the success of Théo who has represented Tahitian dance all over the world for 36 years. Nobody is idle...

Coming from a long line of singers, since his father, his grandfather and even his great-grandfather were known for their musical talents,...

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...

Semetua was Sem Manutahi, master of ceremonies and central figure of the "Tipaerui Valley" association. His role in the association was to find...

In 2023, the Patutiki kakiu festival was held in Paris, the very first major international festival dedicated to the culture of the Polynesian...

Unanimously considered the greatest choreographer Polynesia has known, Coco Hotahota is a dance master. He is one of the rare group leaders, if not...

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...

Tefana Tufaimea is a figure from the commune of Faa'a, on the island of Tahiti. He is the champion of traditional Maohi sports in the aito category...

Portrait of a silent old man, with a life full of drama. Moussake comes from the remote Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia. He makes a living...

This film takes the form of an investigation into the life and work of the sculptor Vaiere Mara, born in 1936 in Rurutu, in the Austral Islands...

This film focuses on the links between Maori tattoo artists from New Zealand (James Webster, Juliee Paama Penguely, Moko de la Terre) and those from...

Portrait of Sanson, a young Tahitian artist passionate about roosters. Cockfighting was introduced to Polynesia by early Chinese immigrants. It took...

Louis Lalanne, known as Loulou, entered the world of canoeing quite by chance, through Gilles Maitere. Gilles had a science, an art. He had been...

Polynesian culture has been booming in mainland France as elsewhere in the world for around ten years. Brittany is one of the regions where...

Boxer, fisherman, murderer, jailbird, Terii Lenoir does not mince his words. Aged 65, this former boxer still beats up the little thugs who come to...