TATTOO HEAD TO TOE

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SCREENING + DISCUSSION
Documentary Film Tattoo Indonesia
BLESS THIS MESS Directed by Panca Dwinandhika Zen

Bless This Mess: short documentary screening

As the hidden side of tattooing, until the fall of the president Soeharto regime in 1998, this form of tattooing in Indonesia came to us late in the day. in the 90’s era of Indonesia there is a very dark history between Soeharto regime and people with tattoos. in the years of regime, there is a lot of ‘annihilation’ towards people with tattoo, the stigma of criminal are built strongly among them.

This is short documentary about how prison tattoo grow in Bandung, Indonesian, with several ex-convict tell the stories about how prison tattoo were made in prison
one of the stories are about how one person can survive the tragedy in the 80’s , the tragedy about killings towards people with tattoo (originally a killing operation towards criminals)
known as “Petrus” abbreviation for mysterious shooter

a short documentary about how tattoos were criminalized in Indonesia.