*UTAH PREMIERE* The 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. 

This film is presented to honor Black History Month and is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS, and PBS Utah.