May 15, 2026 | Filed under: News
It took seven years for filmmaker Lois Lipman to work with hours of footage regarding the Trinity Site
test. The result is the award-winning documentary, “First We Bombed New Mexico."
The story follows a formidable Hispanic cancer survivor, Tina Cordova, banging on the corridors of power to fight for compensation and an apology for Native and Hispanic communities in New Mexico whose land and water was radiated by the Trinity Bomb.
There will be two film screenings taking place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, in Santa Fe. Tickets are free and available at indianartsandculture.org.
Following the screenings, there will be a Q&A panel with filmmaker Lois Lipman, Tina Cordova, of Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, and Loretta Anderson of Laguna Pueblo.