I Am Chamorro (2016)
• February 1st, 2016 • 1h 44min
Documentary
Overview
Join us as we follow one man's steps over 4000 years of Chamorro history, to understand who we are, what we have become and who we want to be. For 33 years, Pale' (Father) Eric Forbes, a Capuchin priest from Guam, has made Chamorro history his passion. Raised by his Chamorro grandmother, he started by listening to the stories passed down to him by his manaina (elders). Collecting photographs, mementos and books as time went by, he began to research in archives in Guam, Saipan, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Philippines, and the United States. He has written books, numerous articles and edited for www.guampedia.com, an online Guam resource site. His work extended to the Chamorro communities in the mainland where he has given Chamorro culture and history workshops. He has a Chamorro resource blog, www.palericblogspot.com. Now he makes this knowledge available in this documentary to inspire people to treasure and keep alive their precious heritage.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
An Island Invaded
Released on: 2004-01-01
Documentary
Five Guamanians interviewed in the early 2000s recall the Japanese bombing of Guam on 7 December 194...
Return to Guam
Released on: 1944-03-14
Documentary
Return to Guam is a 1944 short propaganda film produced by the US Navy about the taking and recaptur...
Something to Call Our Own
Released on: 2025-03-14
Documentary
"Something to Call Our Own" is a compelling documentary that delves into the origins, obstacles, and...
Noon Sunday
Released on: 1970-01-10
Drama, Action
Two mercenaries are hired to commit a political assassination.
BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream!
Released on: 2022-01-01
Animation, Music
Poppin'Party, Roselia, and RAISE A SUILEN's successful concert at the Budokan has passed. Kasumi and...
Operation Christmas Drop
Released on: 2020-11-05
Comedy, Family, Romance, TV Movie
While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide war...
Pixels
Released on: 2015-07-16
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've att...
The Change: Ireland's Menopause Story
Released on: 2022-05-23
Documentary
Exploring the subject of menopause in Ireland, seeking to broaden the conversation around a subject ...
Etugen
Released on: 2023-01-04
Documentary
What is the purpose of our existence ? What is the soul ? Which are the power of mind, of conscience...
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Released on: 2002-11-01
Documentary
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Released on: 1996-01-01
Documentary
Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of t...
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Released on: 1999-01-01
Documentary
Documentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."
Northwest
Released on: 2003-03-09
Documentary
Filmmakers Nichols and Charnoski follow the builders of epic skate parks in the Pacific Northwest.
The Fence
Released on: 2005-05-25
Documentary
"Every year thousands of tunas fish migrate to the Mediterranean sea. Man chase them in a ritual of ...
Eno
Released on: 1973-01-01
Documentary, Music
About the English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist, Brian Pete...
Four Years of Night
Released on: 2013-08-09
Documentary
For four years (1977-1981) Esaias Baitel documented a violent Parisian neo-Nazi gang. Having gained ...
The Pottery at Ilza
Released on: 1951-01-01
Documentary
Andrzej Wajda's first movie looks at the pottery in the town of Iłża, Poland. Much of it shows the a...