Movie Saga2017 – 2018

We Drank Our Tears Collection

3 Films

All films in the series are adapted from “We Drank Our Tears,” a 2004 oral history of the civilian experience of World War II battles on Saipan and Tinian, published by Pacific STAR Young Writers Foundation. In 1944, some of the final battles of World War II were waged on the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian. 933 indigenous Chamorro and Refaluwasch civilians did not survive the battles. The book and the film series tell some of those stories.

Films in Saga(3)

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#1Francisco Babauta’s Story(2017)

11m

In 1944, some of the final battles of World War II were waged on the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian. 933 indigenous Chamorro and Refaluwasch civilians did not survive the battles. These films tell their stories.

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#2Rafael Mafnas’s Story(2018)

Rafael Mafnas’s story, which was written and directed by students Angelo Manese and Justin Ocampo, tells of Mafnas’s efforts to escape crossfire between American and Japanese soldiers by hiding in a cave with his friend.

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#3Benjamin Abadilla’s Story(2018)

Follows Benjamin Abadilla as he is separated from his family during the battles and hides out in the jungle tries to find them.

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