Igualada: Refusing to Know Your Place

Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action.

Season 38 Episode 2 | 79m 49s | CC

In Colombia's most consequential election, Black activist Francia Márquez rises from rural organizer to presidential candidate, challenging centuries of racial and social exclusion. Filmed over fifteen years, this intimate portrait captures how Márquez transforms a grassroots movement into a powerful force for change, inspiring millions to reimagine their nation's future and their place within it.

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POV Shorts: Classroom 4

A history professor teaches a class of free and incarcerated students inside a prison.

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UNION

A group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse.

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Made in Ethiopia

Three women navigate hope and change as a Chinese industrial zone transforms Ethiopia.

Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.

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