DEATH ON THE NILE TESTS ONE’S ABILITY TO SPOT CLUES In the beginning of Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie’s creation, Hercule Poirot (played by the director, Kenneth Branagh), is a soldier in a trench during World War I (something added by screenplay writer Michael Green along with prominent Black actresses to distinguish the film […]
LINGUI, THE SACRED BOND SHOWS THE NEED TO RETAIN ROE V WADE As certain members of the Supreme Court consider how to justify reversing Roe v Wade, a film from Chad makes the case for Roe v Wade. Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Lingui, the Sacred Bond focuses on Maria (played by Rihane Khalil Alio), a
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WINNING FILMS OF 2021 ANNOUNCED Best film exposé: Wife of a Spy, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Best film on human rights: Held for Ransom, directed by Niels Arden Oplev and Anders W. Berthelsen Best film on peace: Margrete: Queen of the North directed by Charlotte Sieling. Best film promoting democracy: no award. All four directors
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LINGUI, THE SACRED BOND SHOWS THE NEED TO RETAIN ROE V WADE As certain members of the Supreme Court consider how to justify reversing Roe v Wade, a film from Chad makes the case for Roe v Wade. Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Lingui, the Sacred Bond focuses on Maria (played by Rihane Khalil Alio), a
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Ted K IS ABOUT THE UNABOMBER’S LIFE IN A SMALL MONTANA TOWN The “Unabomber,” Ted Kacznski (played by Sharlto Copley), was responsible for 3 deaths and 23 injured because he felt that he had a mission to disrupt how the Industrial Revolution was proceeding toward a time when humans would rely on the rationality of
DEADLINE APPROACHING TO CAST FINAL BALLOT TO DETERMINE WINNING FILMS Thanks to members of the Political Film Society, the nominated films have been reduced to no more than five for each category. From the list below selection ONE (1) film that you believe is deserving of an award for the best film in each of
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FINAL BALLOT TO DETERMINE WINNING FILMS Thanks to members of the Political Film Society, the nominated films have been reduced to no more than five for each category. From the list below selection ONE (1) film that you believe is deserving of an award for the best film in each of the four categories. Select
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THE VIRTUES AND REPRESSION OF FALUN GONG ARE REVEALED IN UNSILENCED In the 1990s, an organization known as Falun Gong was introduced in China by Li Hongzhi. Unsilenced, a film based on true events though mostly fictional persons in 1999, exposes a period of Chinese history that few around the world fully understand due to
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THE VIRTUES AND REPRESSION OF FALUN GONG ARE REVEALED IN UNSILENCED In the 1990s, an organization known as Falun Gong was introduced in China by Li Hongzhi. Unsilenced, a film based on true events in 1999, though with mostly fictional persons, exposes a period of Chinese history that few around the world fully understand due
MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR PROVIDES ANOTHER WINDOW INTO WORLD WAR II Films about World War II are endless, and Munich: The Edge of War fills a gap about the Munich Agreement of 1938. However, the story is based on the 2017 novel by Robert Harris, who wrote the novel that became the film Enigma,
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