MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT IS THE YOUNGEST MAYOR IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORESTRIVING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AMIDST THE PREVALENCE OF EXTREME GUN VIOLENCE

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Mins 90 | Language English | Year 2023 | Country USATop Ten Audience Favorite at Sheffield 2023SYNPOSISTHE BODY POLITIC is a harbinger of hope in a country plagued by gun violence. Brandon Scott is 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. He is elected Mayor amid nationwide unrest following the murder of George Floyd. With unfettered access, cameras follow Brandon throughout his first year in office as 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 New York City, a city 15 times its size. After entering office and barely getting a chance to enact his first safety reforms, violence surges to new