We Drank Our Tears Collection

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.

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.

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

The stories of Carmen Acosta, Sr. Antonieta Ada, and Rosa Agulto as a follow up to last year’s stories of Francisco Babauta, Benjamin Abadilla, and Rafael Mafnas.

Tells the stories of Visitacion Camacho, Henry Indalecio, and David “Uncle Dave” Sablan.