POV, PBS’s long-running series for independent non-fiction films, airs Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place on Monday, July 7 at 10 PM ET. This episode, the third of its 38th season, follows Francia Márquez, a Black activist, as she begins a groundbreaking presidential campaign in Colombia.
The film details Márquez’s approach to politics and her push for equality, which sparked a national movement across Colombia. It outlines the many hurdles Márquez faces, challenging both the political establishment and centuries of exclusion that have kept people like her from power.
POV has given over 400 films to public television audiences, offering insights into lives and struggles across the globe. This episode will give an important look at a woman who defied the odds and changed the political conversation in her country.
