VOTING CONTINUES TO NARROW THE CHOICES FOR THE BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2002
Political Film Society rules require that the final ballots of the nominated films for awards each year may have no more than five films per category, so a ballot went out on January 1 to all Political Film Society members to narrow the choice to no more than five. For each of the pre-nominated films, members have three choices: ACCEPT (include in the final balloting), DROP (eliminate from consideration), or UNDECIDED (if you have not seen or have no opinion about the film).
The following are nominees for best films promoting DEMOCRACY:
Das Experiment autocratic power inevitably leads to abuse of power
John Q health insurance coverage denied in the USA
Max how tyrants are shaped by circumstances
Secret Ballot some Iranians do not understand democratic elections
The Town Is Quiet politicians ignore needs of the masses in France
24 Hour Party People democratic principles applied to the marketplace
Y Tu Mamá También the poor are ignored by the rich in México`
The following are nominees for best film EXPOSÉ:
Antwone Fisher Blacks abuse Blacks due to their mistreatment as slaves
Ararat Turkey’s treatment of Armenians in 1917
Circuit handsome gays take drugs to party all night & die
Enigma UK cryptographers crack German codes
Evelyn first law declared unconstitutional in Ireland
Green Dragon suffering of Vietnamese refugees arriving in USA
The Grey Zone Jews help the Holocaust, then attack captors
John Q health insurance rules in the USA kill innocents
K-19: The Widowmaker USSR sub sent prematurely into battle, some die
Kandahar barbarity of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Max shows Hitler’s friends shaped his career choice
Rabbit-Proof Fence Australia kidnaps “half-caste” children for servants
To End All Wars mistreated at POW camp, Allied soldiers forgive them
Tricky Life exposes White slavery from Uruguay to Spain
Y Tu Mamá También elites in México ignore plight of the poor
The following are nominees for best films on HUMAN RIGHTS:
Ararat how Turkey forcibly expelled Armenians in 1917
Das Experiment risks in a social science experiment can be excessive
Evelyn Ireland allows custody of children to a single father
The Grey Zone POW inmates should not be killed
John Q Americans deserve universal health care coverage
Rabbit-Proof Fence Australia kidnapped “half-breeds” from parents
To End All Wars Japanese POW camp violates the Geneva Convention
Tricky Life White slavery profiled
The following are nominees for best films promoting PEACE:
Antwone Fisher parents who abandon children sew the seeds of rage
Das Experiment prisoners should not brutalize when punished
K-19: The Widowmaker nuclear arms are too dangerous for deployment
The Quiet American covert atrocities will not bring democracy
The Sum of All Fears nuclear arms are too danger for deployment
Time of Favor blames Sharon & West Bank Jews for current violence
To End All Wars practicing “love your enemy” provides redemption
Members can either vote on the films, using this newsletter as a ballot, or log onto the Political Film Society website (http://www.geocities.com/~polfilms) and send a ballot by clicking onto VOTE FOR AWARDS. Polls close January 31, 2003.