Film Documentary: First We Bombed New Mexico
Sunday, May 3, 2026
12:00 pm
NHCC | Bank of America Theatre
NHCC presents a series of documentaries about environmental hardships from the Southwest throughout Latin America. These matinee film screenings pair perfectly with a visit to the Visual Arts Museum before or after. Explore the subject matter of environmental justice through multiple mediums in one afternoon.
In First We Bombed New Mexico, Tina Cordova leads the fight for justice for majority Indigenous and Latino Nuevomexicano communities in New Mexico. Locals have suffered for decades as a result of radiation produced by the world’s first atomic attack at Trinity.
Director: Lois Lipman | Writers: Lois Lipman, Joel Marcus | 2023 | 1h 35m | Stars: Kate Brown, Tina Cordova, & Myrriah Gómez
Free Community Event