About the film
First We Bombed New Mexico is a 2023 documentary film directed and produced by Lois Lipman that follows activist Tina Cordova's efforts to bring attention to the cancers and deaths caused by radiation from the Trinity nuclear test impacting New Mexico’s mostly Hispanic and Native American communities. It examines the long-term effects of radiation exposure and the U.S. government's efforts to conceal the consequences on generations of families due the radiation fallout. The documentary was shown at film festivals from 2023 to 2025 and was re-edited by Lipman after New Mexicans were added to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in July 2025 to include footage from after this time and complete the narrative arc.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).