When filmmakers Kevin Ford, Ty McMahan and Brandon Kobs describe their documentary 67 Bombs to Enid, the reaction is often disbelief.
The film examines the legacy of U.S. nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands and the lasting consequences that followed, including the relocation of a large Marshallese community to Enid, Oklahoma, thousands of miles from the islands they once called home. What begins as a historical inquiry becomes a deeply human portrait of survival, culture and resilience.
“It puts a real human face on the dangers of nuclear testing,” Kobs said. “But just as important, it shows the triumphs. These are people who are overcoming trauma and building lives here.”…