Florence, Arizona
ABOUT
Florence, Arizona is a cowboy town with a prison problem. It is home to 8,500 civilians and 17,000 inmates spread over nine prisons. Through an unconventional lens, FLORENCE, ARIZONA weaves together the stories of four residents, whose lives have been shadowed by the surrounding prison industrial complex. The film reveals as much about ourselves as it does about our modern carceral state.
Andrea B. Scott is a filmmaker and editor, who works in documentary film and podcasts. Andy's feature-length documentary, "Florence, Arizona" premiered at DOCNYC in 2014. She edited the Showtime documentary film, “XY Chelsea,” about former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Andy edited both seasons of Crooked Media’s 15-part podcast series, "The Wilderness," about the history and future of the Democratic Party, which premiered at #1 on Apple Podcasts. Her short film, “Divided City,” about Confederate-era monuments in New Orleans, was broadcast nationwide on PBS in April 2018. Editing credits include Sundance premieres “Fresh Dressed,” “Hot Girls Wanted,” and “A Place at the Table,” as well as podcasts with Gimlet Media, Crooked Media, and ESPN's 30-for-30 series. Andy loves lakes, karaoke, presidential libraries and city parks - preferably ones filled with dogs.
CREDITS
Devorah Brand
Colin Nusbaum
Ben Gray
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