For Immediate Release June 1, 2023
Contact: Scott Gelfand
Producer: “House at Otowi Bridge” – a Feature Film
(510) 685-7185
www.otowifilm.com
Santa Fe, New Mexico (June 1, 2023) – On Friday July 14th, 2pm – 4pm, La Fonda on the Plaza in
Santa Fe is proud to welcome back the Producers and the Writer of the film project, “The House at
Otowi Bridge”- the story of Edith Warner and the building of the Atom Bomb.
You will hear the unique role La Fonda played during that time, and hear from local legend, Ellen
Reid-Bradbury, who grew up in Los Alamos, as well as scientists and historians from both the Los
Alamos and San Ildefonso Pueblo communities. They will discuss life in New Mexico before,
during and after the Manhattan Project and how it affected everyone who lived here during that time.
La Fonda will be serving free Oppenheimer Martinis again by popular demand! There will be time
for questions and comments from the audience. Please arrive early. No tickets are necessary, but the
event sold out last year.
This event will also take place on Saturday, July 15th 7pm – 8:30pm at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos for Science Week!
Bridge to the Atomic Age:
from Los Alamos to San Ildefonso Pueblo to the House at Otowi Bridge
How an ordinary woman, Edith Warner, impacted the most extraordinary event of our time—the building of the first Atomic Bomb.
“It was a terrible irony that brought the makers of bombs to the quiet Otowi crossing. But Edith Warner
stands in the history of those desperate times as a kind of rainbow, a sign that war and bombs are not all
that men and women are capable of building.” – Phillip Morrison, scientist at Los Alamos
Friday July 14th 2pm – 4pm Saturday July 15th 7pm – 8:30pm
La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos
Lumpkins Ballroom
Free Event – No Tickets are necessary