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POV Presents IGUALADA: REFUSING TO KNOW YOUR PLACE

“Stirring… rousing and intimate.””
— Lisa Kennedy, Variety


IGUALADA: REFUSING TO KNOW YOUR PLACE
A film by Juan Mejía Botero
(Juan Mejía Botero, Colombia/USA/Mexico, 2024, 81 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

In a country marked by deep racial and economic inequality, a Black woman from rural Colombia dares to run for president. Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place follows the extraordinary rise of Francia Márquez as she reclaims a slur used to diminish her and transforms it into a rallying cry for dignity, justice, and political change. With rare behind-the-scenes access, this vérité documentary captures a grassroots movement from the inside—and offers an unflinching portrait of the cost and courage of leadership.

Premieres Monday, July 7
POV on PBS

Watch the trailer:

 
 
Source:: https://www.pbs.org/pov/films/igualada-refusing-to-know-your-place/
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