First We Bombed New Mexico

I will not be in town, but I know many have mentioned that they’d like to see this. I saw it a year ago and it is powerful and sobering. They were not having much luck getting a streaming contract, so you can’t watch it online. There will be two showings - at 2pm and 6pm

First We Bombed New Mexico is the untold story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb, detonated in New Mexico one month before Hiroshima. Thousands of New Mexicans, mostly Hispanic and Native American, were exposed to catastrophic levels of radioactive fallout. At the center of the film is inspiring Hispanic cancer survivor and businesswoman Tina Cordova, who catalyzed a movement for justice and fought for compensation for families suffering multigenerational health impacts from the bomb.

"In all, First We Bombed New Mexico is an exceptional piece of documentary filmmaking that tells an important story." Film Threat

Screenings and Ticket Prices:
Sunday, Sept. 27 @ 2:00: $9 General Admission; $8 Members; $50 includes matinee screening and private reception with Tina Cordova and Lois Lipman, 4:00-5:30pm at La Posta de Mesilla.

Sunday, Sept. 27 @ 6:00: $20 General Admission; $18 MVFS Members, includes discussion/Q & A with Tina Cordova and Lois Lipman following the screening; $50 includes screening, discussion/Q & A and private reception with Tina Cordova and Lois Lipman, 4:00-5:30pm at La Posta de Mesilla.