Millie and the Lords

Omar Granados, UWL associate professor of Global Cultures and Languages, will give an introduction before screening the film “Millie and the Lords.”nMillie is a Puerto Rican woman in Spanish Harlem who spends her nights working at a local grocery market while she fantasizes about going to college and becoming a writer. When Millie meets Mateo, a former Young Lord, her life is transformed. As she discovers the history of the Puerto Rican revolutionary group, The Young Lords, Millie’s life is transformed. Incorporating original presentations from the founding members of the Young Lords Party with a deeply emotional story written by Jennica Carmona, Millie and the Lords is an inspiring film about one woman’s journey from isolation and helplessness to strength and empowerment.