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June 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm EDT

The Body Politic

The Body Politic is a harbinger for hope in a country plagued by gun violence. Our protagonist is Brandon Scott, a young Mayor who grew up during Baltimore’s most troubling years and sets out, with unyielding idealism, to change the course of his battered and beloved city. Scott is elected Mayor amid the George Floyd uprising, and he introduces an ambitious plan for violence reduction and police reform that he promises will lower the city’s murder rate. Pundits claim Brandon’s political health and the city’s health are tied to the number 348 – the total murders Baltimore had the previous year, more homicides than NYC, a city fifteen times its size. After entering office and barely getting a chance to enact his first safety reforms, violence surges to new highs. As the media and political foes attack his holistic approach, Brandon’s commitment to his principles put his future as a politician at risk.

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Date:
June 18, 2023
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:15 pm EDT
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Venue

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 5th Floor Auditorium
8TH AND G STREETS NW
WASHINGTON, DC, DC 20001 United States
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DC/DOX Film Festival 2023

The Body Politic

June 18, 2023

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Venue

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 5th Floor Auditorium

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The Body Politic is a harbinger for hope in a country plagued by gun violence. Our protagonist is Brandon Scott, a young Mayor who grew up during Baltimore’s most troubling years and sets out, with unyielding idealism, to change the course of his battered and beloved city. Scott is elected Mayor amid the George Floyd uprising, and he introduces an ambitious plan for violence reduction and police reform that he promises will lower the city’s murder rate. Pundits claim Brandon’s political health and the city’s health are tied to the number 348 – the total murders Baltimore had the previous year, more homicides than NYC, a city fifteen times its size. After entering office and barely getting a chance to enact his first safety reforms, violence surges to new highs. As the media and political foes attack his holistic approach, Brandon’s commitment to his principles put his future as a politician at risk.

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The Body Politic

Date

June 18, 2023

TIME

1:00 pm - 3:15 pm

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