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TAKEOVER explores the twelve historic hours on July 14, 1970, in which fifty members of the Young Lords Party stormed the dilapidated Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx, drove out their administrative staff, barricaded entrances and windows, and made their cries for decent healthcare known to the world. They raised the Puerto Rican flag atop the building, as well as a banner reading “The People’s Hospital” - a nom de guerre still used today. Through archival footage, seamless reenactments, and modern-day interviews, we follow the Young Lords’ resistance against institutions curated by wealth and white supremacy, and their fight for the most basic of human rights: the right to accessible, quality healthcare.

The film was directed by Emma Francis-Snyder, and produced by PGA- and Emmy-winning producer Tony Gerber. Lynn Nottage and Luis A. Miranda serve as the film’s executive producers, and original Young Lords Miguel Melendez and Iris Morales are consulting producers.