First We Bombed New Mexico is a 2023 documentary film directed and produced by Lois Lipman that follows activist Tina Cordova’s efforts to bring attention to the cancers and deaths caused by radiation from the Trinity nuclear test impacting New Mexico’s mostly Hispanic and Native American communities. It examines the long-term effects of radiation exposure and the U.S. government’s efforts to conceal the consequences on generations of families due the radiation fallout.
First We Bombed New Mexico (2023)
Directed by Lois Lipman
Genres - Documentary |
Release Date - Oct 20, 2023 |
Run Time - 95 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Themes
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Conflict, Environmental Impact, New Mexico, Nuclear Testing, Political Commentary, Post-apocalyptic, Satire, Survival
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Subject: Ben Ray Luján, downwinder, Josh Hawley, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Mike Crapo, nuclear fallout, Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, Stewart Udall, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Tom Udall, Trinity Site, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
Alternate Titles
First We Bombed New Mexico
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