Mount Carmel School and TRIBE Marianas proudly present “We Drank Our Tears”, a trilogy of short films about World War II that will be shown at the Regal Saipan Megaplex on May 2.
As a follow up to last year’s Francisco Babauta’s story, the two new films will be Benjamin Abadilla’s Story and Rafael Mafnas’s Story.
The films 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 three films chronicle three of those stories.
One of the films will be Francisco Babauta’s Story, which was a finalist for the Made in the Marianas Award at the 7th Annual Guam International Film Festival (GIFF). Written and directed by school president, Galvin Deleon Guerrero, Francisco Babauta’s Story was well received at the GIFF and has since received positive reviews at a few local screenings on Saipan.
Based on the success of Fracisco Babauta’s Story, Deleon Guerrero decided to move forward with two more installments in the series, Benjamin Abadilla’s Story and Rafael Mafnas’s Story. Abadilla’s story, which was written and directed by Deleon Guerrero, follows Abidalla as he is separated from his family during the battles and after hiding out in the jungle tries to find them. 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.
Benjamin Abadilla’s Story and Rafael Mafnas’s Story will be shown right after Francisco Babauta’s Story at the May 2nd screening at the Regal Saipan Megaplex. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the screening will start at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 and will go on sale soon at Mount Carmel School and TRIBE Marianas. For more information, email galvin.deleonguerrero@gmail.com.
"We Drank Our Tears" is presented with support from Northern Marianas College and the Northern Marianas Humanities Council.
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