Traditional-Filipino-tattoo practitioner, Lane Wilcken, is never scared when ancestral spirits visit during tattoo sessions. He knows that those spirits, the ones that are just stopping by, aren’t the ones you have to worry about.
Thank you, Lane Wilcken, for sharing your story with us! Lane wrote the book on traditional Filipino tattooing — Filipino Tattoo ... Show More
Jun 26
Holy Ghost - Snap Classic
When evil takes hold, some people duck and cover, some people run for their lives, but others pick up a cross and fight back. The Posession When Sara falls into a near-coma, her grandmother calls on a coven of witches to ward off the evil forces ensnaring her. Produced by Katya A ... Show More
35m 15s
Jun 2020
Batok (Traditional Filipino Tattoos), with Lane Wilcken
There’s something about tattoos that provokes a strong reaction. Sometimes that reaction is admiration, for the pain tolerance of its wearer. Other times its aberration, disgust that anyone would taint their bodies in such a way. But for indigenous Filipinos, receiving batok (a t ... Show More
48m 29s