IN CINEMA

THE BODY POLITIC
Sunday, December 1st at 2PM
Tickets: $15 General Admission/ $7 Reduced Price 

Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough, 2024, 90 min.

Amid the George Floyd uprising, Brandon Scott, a young activist, is elected Mayor of Baltimore City. His hope is to lower violence in the city with a new, public health-focused, community-led approach, rather than relying solely on policing as others have done. With unfettered access, cameras follow him and a team of young leaders throughout their first year in City Hall as they enact an ambitious plan to reduce the city's violence rate— a plan that could reveal potential pathways to healing for the nation. THE BODY POLITIC is a portrait of idealism in action, as we see Scott put his personal and political future on the line to stop chronic violence in the city. For those of us living in similarly fractured yet resilient communities, Scott's story is one of audacious hope for what can sometimes seems like impossible healing.

Post-screening discussion with Dawne Langford (producer) and Erricka Bridgeford (participant)!