Millie and the Lords /
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written and directed by Jennica Carmona.
, United States
- 1 online resource (1 video file (90 min.)) : sound, color.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
Cinematographer, Shilpi Agrawal ; editor, Jennifer Sharp ; music, Michael Damon. Cinematographer, Shilpi Agrawal ; editor, Jennifer Sharp ; music, Michael Damon.
Jessica Carmona, Mateo Gomez, Alfredo Huereca, Alex Hernandez, Cedric Leiba, Jr., Maria DiDomenico, Millie Tirelli, Carolina Ravassa.
Millie and the Lords tells the story of Milagros Baez, a young, working class under-confident Puerto Rican woman whose life is changed for the better when she begins to learn about the Young Lords Party and her rich Puerto Rican history.-- This is the story of Milagros Baez, a Puerto Rican woman in Spanish Harlem who long for a different life. While she spends her days and nights working at a local grocery market, she secretly fantasizes about going to college and becoming a writer. When she meets Mateo, a former Young Lord, her life is transformed. She finds an inner strength and passion that she never knew was there. Inspired by the model of the Young Lords Party, Millie is able to overcome her fears and become the woman that she was meant to be.
In English and Spanish.
Winner, People's Film Festival, New York, 2015.
Young Lords (Organization)--Drama.
Puerto Rican women--New York (State)--New York--Drama.