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DESIGNER SKIN

DESIGNER SKIN™ goes inside the lives, studios and minds of the world's most renowned tattoo artists to explore The Renaissance of tattooing.

  • Kyle Niezgoda
    Director
    See IMDB
  • Charlie Driscoll
    Director
    See IMDB
  • Kyle Niezgoda
    Writer
  • Charlie Driscoll
    Writer
  • Jordan Nelson
    Writer
  • Charlie Driscoll
    Director of Photography
  • Kyle Niezgoda
    Producer
  • Daniel Catullo III
    Executive Producer
  • Charlie Driscoll
    Executive Producer
  • Kyle Niezgoda
    Executive Producer
  • Jordan Feno
    Executive Producer
  • Duncan Thum
    Score
    Chef's Table, The Iron Orchard, Street Food, A Secret Love, Hot Girls Wanted
  • Uriel Vanchestein
    Score
    Chef's Table, The Iron Orchard, Street Food, Starlight
  • Jordan Nelson
    Editor
  • Lars Krutak
    Key Cast
    Tattoo Hunter
  • Niki Norberg
    Key Cast
  • Franco Vescovi
    Key Cast
    Tattoo Nation
  • Stefano Alcantara
    Key Cast
  • Robert Pho
    Key Cast
  • Jordan Feno
    Key Cast
  • Deanna James
    Key Cast
    Ink Master
  • Mark Wosgerau
    Key Cast
  • Garrett Harper
    Key Cast
  • Steve Soto
    Key Cast
    Tattoo Nation
  • Jaret Reddick
    Key Cast
    Bowling for Soup [see IMDB]
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Lifestyle, History, Arts
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 18 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    300,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Denmark, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kyle Niezgoda, Charlie Driscoll

CHARLIE DRISCOLL has been directing and shooting music videos, documentaries, commercials, and corporate films for over a decade. He has defined his visual and directorial style by applying cinematic storytelling and cinematography techniques to real-life documentary subjects. Capturing real locations, real people, and real stories in an emotionally resonant way has been Charlie's driving motivation over his career to date. Charlie's collaboration with Kyle Niezgoda through Northwoods Revolution has led to multiple Telly awards in cinematography, editing, and brand image.

KYLE NIEZGODA is CEO of Northwoods Revolution and Award Winning Director + Executive Producer for a vast array of productions, with emphasis on documentary films, broadcast television commercials, social-media and web-based content development and event coverage.

Kyle has produced Award Winning campaigns for everything from small, family owned businesses to top advertising agencies [such as FleishmanHillard, WME, MWW, TMA, IMRE] and Fortune 500 companies [such as AT&T, Wells Fargo, Target, UPS, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Tyson Foods, VISA].

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Director Statement

DESIGNER SKIN™ goes inside the lives, studios and minds of the world's most renowned tattoo artists and collectors. The film focuses on the remarkable evolution of tattooing over the years from cost and quality to the shift from outlaw culture to widespread acceptance.

DESIGNER SKIN™ sets out to explore a completely unprecedented phenomenon of photo realism tattoo artists + collectors that has become so vastly realized worldwide.

Never before in history has tattoo collecting been so widely accepted. Prior to the explosion of social media + the birth of tattoo reality shows 15 years ago, tattooing + tattoo collecting were viewed only as outlaw culture.

DESIGNER SKIN™ celebrates the evolution of tattoo culture around the globe + in humanity as a whole, by refocusing the craft as a refined form of art + art collection. The film connects with artists + collectors around the world to discuss how the culture has shifted from back alley shops to an exclusive + elegant experience.