Discoveries from Northern Mariana Islands World Cinema

A documentary about the senior citizens of Saipan.

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.

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

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.

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

Featuring musicians and cultural practitioners from the Marianas archipelago, the film aims to bring indigenous voices of the Marianas into conversation with one another.