Los Alamos in the Movies

Significant portions of the feature film “Brothers” are being filmed in Los Alamos during December and January. LACDC and the Los Alamos Chamber have played a significant role in working to bring the filming activity to the community. About 150 people are involved in the film crew and their presence has turned into hotel stays, meals at restaurants, visits to local merchants, and exciting opportunities to local residents to work as extras in the movie. "The assistance we have received from LACDC and the Chamber has been excellent and I think that it made the difference between the producers choosing New Mexico over other filming sites they were looking at," says David Manzanares, Unit Manager for the film. "They made the connections, brought the right people to the table at the right times, and have been consistently responsive." Kelly Stewart of Los Alamos County and John Wolfe of Los Alamos Public Schools have also played important coordinating roles.

The State of New Mexico Film Incentive Program was also an important factor. It is designed to lure film production back to the United States, to compete with Canada and Eastern European countries, which offer very generous incentives to American Film Companies. The program provides gross receipts tax rebates from State government to films produced here. Look for those Los Alamos locations when the movie plays at the Reel Deal in the future. You can read more about the movie by searching for the title at www.imdb.com .

The director of the film, Jim Sheridan is well known for films such as In America, My Left Foot, and In the Name of the Father. The cast includes Toby McGuire, Jake Gillenhall, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, and Mare Winningham. Portions of the movie are also being filmed in Santa Fe, Glorieta, and Las Vegas.