Tradewinds

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 23 min
  • Premiere: 2024. July 15.

Tradewinds in an intimate portrait and examination of the life of CHamoru jazz pianist, Patrick Palomo, whose musical style has combined CHamoru lyrics with the sounds and melodies of contemporary and classic jazz music. Although his music career has spanned decades and continues to influence the Guam music scene, the film explores how his legacy has paved the way for younger artists to follow in his path. Together with rising local talents, Shannon McManus, John Glaser, and Andrew Gumataotao, they form the group, Tradewinds. Together the group produces music highly influenced in the jazz style with lyrics in the CHamoru language. Tradewinds is a film that highlights the importance of language preservation and explores the definition of indigenous art.

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Camera

Crew

Nico Serneo

Cinematography

Directing

Mighty Island

Director

Editing

Donna Perron

Archival Footage Coordinator

Kyle Perron

Editor

Production

Nia Serneo

Producer

Mariana Gabriel

Production Manager

Myracle Mugol

Associate Producer

Jonah Hermosilla

Production Assistant

Franky-Lynn Hill

Production Assistant

Sound

Zane Reyes

Sound Recordist

Bayly Hiller

Sound Recordist

Marlo Hiller

Sound Recordist

Ed Ulloa

Music Producer

Randy Atento

Sound Recordist