5 Reasons Why This Movie Starring the Young Lords Will Have Your Revolutionary Fist in the Air

Milagros still lives at home, works a crappy retail job and walks around with a massive chip on her shoulder. It’s that chip that gets her jumped by a pair of local thugs. They leave her bleeding on the street only to be found by Mateo, a teacher and revolutionary, who changes her life forever. Millie and the Lords is PR-born and Rochester-raised Jennica Carmona’s first film, made on a slim budget, with friends and family and a lot of heart.

In the 60s and 70s, the Young Lords was an organization that, galvanized by the civil rights movement, fought for justice for the Latino community. They were advocates for issues from housing to queer rights to self-determination for Puerto Rico. Inspired by the work of the Young Lords and roused by how little people speak or know about them today, Carmona set out to tell this story in the hopes that this very important part of Latino history does not recede to cult fiction.

Here’s five reasons you should check this one out…