available to stream: May 17th 12PM - May 20th 3AM
First We Bombed New Mexico
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Join us for a free impact screening + panel discussion with the filmmakers and members of Congress in support of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

Watch Panel Discussion HERE.


ABOUT THE FILM

The story that Oppenheimer leaves out.

First We Bombed New Mexico is the untold and tragic story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb, which was detonated in New Mexico one month before the bombing of Hiroshima, it is a story of government betrayal with tragic consequences. Multiple generations of cancer.

Thousands of New Mexicans - mostly Hispanic and Native American - were exposed to catastrophic levels of radioactive fallout, never warned, never acknowledged and never helped afterwards.

Inspiring cancer survivor Tina Cordova has catalyzed a movement seeking compensation for the effected communities of New Mexico, who are suffering from radiation related illnesses related to the Trinity bomb. Seventy eight years after Trinity, the US government has still offered no compensation.


Alongside the screening, join us for a panel discussion with the filmmakers and members of Congress to discuss this important issue:

  • Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)
  • Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO)
  • Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
  • Tina Cordova, Film Protagonist
  • Lois Lipman, Filmmaker
  • Moderator: Lesley Blume, Historian and Journalist

This film is tied to an urgent impact campaign to educate and engage the public and members of the House. On JUNE 7th the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) Sunsets UNLESS Congress votes to extend it. RECA passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate – Now House Speaker Mike Johnson must agree to present this bill to the House floor. S3853 provides an apology and compensation to New Mexicans, uranium miners and other American Citizens who were radiated by Trinity and our country’s later nuclear testing program.

To learn more, visit the Official Film Website: FirstWeBombedNewMexico.com