ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive First We Bombed New Mexico trailer for the documentary that focuses on those affected by the 1945 Trinity Bomb detonation. The film will be screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 8, 9, and 10. The list of screenings is as follows:
- Monday, January 8, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. PT (Camelot Theaters (PS Cultural Center))
- Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 1:45 p.m. PT (Palm Canyon Theatre)
- Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 1p.m. PT (Regal 3)
“First We Bombed New Mexico exposes the gripping untold story of multigenerational cancers and abandonment suffered by local communities in New Mexico since the 1945 Trinity Bomb detonation in their state,” reads the film’s synopsis. “A history of nuclear colonialism and environmental racism in New Mexico is witnessed as we learn the impact the secret Trinity Bomb inflicted on its residents of color, including a spike in the deaths of newborns shortly after the blast. Amid resurging domestic and global nuclear threats, the film starkly reminds us that radiation doesn’t respect national borders, bringing home the frightening realization that we are all downwinders.”
You can view the exclusive First We Bombed New Mexico trailer on YouTube below (watch more trailers):
Who directed First We Bombed New Mexico?
First We Bombed New Mexico was directed, written, and produced by Lois Lipman and written by Joel Marcus. It was executive produced by the Maria and Ed Gale Family Foundation and by Douglas Blush ACE. Joel Marcus edited and co-produced the movie, while cinematography was done by Mark Dellas and Michael Lorenzo Lopez.
