Igualada

Watched this at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

"Igualada" is one of those documentaries that has some really interesting subjects and ideas explored but unfortunately, isn't as powerful as it hoped for. The main subject Francia Márquez is an interesting person as there are a lot of interesting stories and discussions from her that are insightful and the approaches on the political system of Colombia is interesting.

There are some good archive footage usage, discussions made from peers, and some good visual presentations. But for a 78 minute runtime, the documentary feels too formulaic and uninteresting because the direction and approach to the subject felt underutilized and not as impactful as it hoped for.

The filmmaker does have something to say but it feels as if the topics were a little unfocused and at times, unsure what it wants to say. Overall, good subject but feels lacking.