VOTING BEGINS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2011
Thanks to voting by the membership of the Political Film Society, the best films in each of four categories have been narrowed to five or less. By February 29 members now have the opportunity to vote for the one best film in each category, to be indicated by voting YES. If you feel that a film is utterly undeserving, then vote NO. If you are neither strongly in favor nor against, select UNDECIDED:
For films that raise political consciousness about the need for DEMOCRACY, vote for the best film:
| FILM TITLE | YES | NO | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| Amigo | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | US forces democracy on Filipinos |
| Elite Squad 2 | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Brazil police tramples on the poor |
| The Lady | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Burma’s quest for democracy |
| Of Gods and Men | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Algerian elites reject democracy |
Among EXPOSÉ films, vote for the film that best brings to light lesser known political facts:
| FILM TITLE | YES | NO | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| The Conspirator | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Mistrial of Lincoln’s accused killers |
| Elite Squad 2 | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Corruption in Brazil’s war on drugs |
| Oranges and Sunshine | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | 130,00 children kidnapped by Britain |
| Silenced | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Corruption in Korea |
| The Whistleblower | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Bosnian women sold by UN, US officials |
For HUMAN RIGHTS films, vote to accept the best from the following nominees:
| FILM TITLE | YES | NO | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| Elite Squad 2 | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | How Brazilians intimidate the poor |
| The Help | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Black women mistreated in the South |
| In Darkness | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Polish protector of Jews from Nazis |
| In the Land of Blood and Honey | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Rape of women, extrajudicial executions |
| Oka! | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Jungle for indigenous Africans destroyed |
For films that show the superiority of PEACE over violence, vote the best from the following nominees:
| FILM TITLE | YES | NO | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| 5 Days of War | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Journalists act to stop Georgia war. |
| City of Life and Death | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Unneeded slaughter of 300,000 Chinese |
| The Flowers of War | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Heroism to stop rape of children |
| Machine Gun Preacher | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Rescuing children from Kony’s army |
| Of Gods and Men | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Monks bring peace in Algerian civil war |
The Political Film Society Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, March 1, at 9 a.m. (8481 Allenwood Road, LA 90046) to count ballots. Winners will be announced that day.