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John Emde, Larry Sheffield’s grandfather, and mother, Jane, in the middle, from a personal collection. (Courtesy of Larry Sheffield)
The development of the atomic bomb was deeply rooted in New Mexico.
Last year was the 75th anniversary of the creation.
Larry Sheffield, a New Mexico native filmmaker, set out to tell another story with his documentary “Alamogordo, Center of the World, Trinity 1945.”
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“Seventy-five years later, we’re still dealing with the effects of that moment,” Sheffield says. “It’s good for the topic to remain at the forefront, because so much happened. I wanted to give a different perspective with this film.”