Through the lens of Baltimore’s youngest mayor, Brandon Scott, filmmaker Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough invites us into the turbulent world of the city in The Body Politic. This documentary develops not merely as a political narrative but also as a reflection on the complexities of leadership in a city grappling with the shadows of violence and institutional neglect.
The story of Scott’s rise to power is replete with echoes of despair, the screams of a community yearning for change, and the ever-present threat of crime that hangs big over Charm City.
As Scott navigates the dangerous seas of governance, we must confront existential concerns about the nature of authority and the human condition. Is it enough to aspire to be the change we want to see? Is that aspiration merely a glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape?
The film captures Scott’s sincerity while also exposing...
The story of Scott’s rise to power is replete with echoes of despair, the screams of a community yearning for change, and the ever-present threat of crime that hangs big over Charm City.
As Scott navigates the dangerous seas of governance, we must confront existential concerns about the nature of authority and the human condition. Is it enough to aspire to be the change we want to see? Is that aspiration merely a glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape?
The film captures Scott’s sincerity while also exposing...
- 12/9/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
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