This is the untold story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb detonated in New Mexico one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It is a story of government betrayal with tragic consequences. 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. Generations of cancers followed. Inspiring New Mexico Hispanic cancer survivor, Tina Cordova has catalyzed a movement seeking compensation for families - mostly Hispanic and Native - who suffer multigenerational cancers tied to that bomb – and who continue to be ignored. This documentary is witness to the people’s narrative for voices not heard.
Biography:
Lois Lipman, is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has field-produced stories around the world for the CBS News 60 Minutes and field-produced its Peabody Award-winning, Arthur Mitchell and Dance Theatre Harlem: From Harlem to the Barcelona Opera House. Lipman’s exposé, Til Death Do Us Part–Dowry Deaths in India was awarded Best Documentary by American Women in Film and Television. The power of Lipman’s storytelling in this film led to first time-ever convictions in India. In addition, her film about BBC Radio, “The Beeb” won her an Emmy. While based in London, Lipman field produced hour-long documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4-UK, and PBS in locations globally, including Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, Israel and the West Bank, India, Europe. A Place to Belong also won Best Student Documentary Peer Award, a CINE Golden Eagle Award and was broadcast on PBS. Lois Lipman has been a professor at the Universities of Maryland and Toledo.
