NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s history ripped through the state, people in northern New Mexico are still suffering the aftermath. A local film team is working to showcase their struggles.
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More than two years after the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire ripped through northern New Mexico, a local film crew is working to showcase the struggles of those in San Miguel County. “It seems many of the stories we hear are how local needs and concerns have been disregarded in the whole process from the time the fire started to now,” said Scott Campbell, producer of “Mora is Burning”.
KRQE News 13 reported on the filmmakers last year when they announced the project with a trailer. Now, they are preparing a screening for part of the film. The film will show what the community has gone through from the fire to the aftermath and the struggles of dealing with FEMA. “This type of disaster is something that every state and nearly every, you know, many, many rural communities are going to be facing in the future,” said Campbell…