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BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2022 Among eleven films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2022 in each of four categories, members of the Political Film Society selected the best in each category. The winning film directors will receive awards: The best film promoting DEMOCRACY was Argentina, 1985, which covered the trial of those found […]

88 IS A FILM ABOUT “DARK MONEY” Many political messages are poured into the film 88—perhaps too many. The spotlight is on the financing of a presidential campaign of African American Harold Roundtree (played by Orlando Jones) for the year 2024. His SuperPAC, OneUSA, is chaired by Agatha Frost (Amy Sloan), with Fred Fowlkes (Michael

FINAL VOTING CONTINUES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2022 Among eleven films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2022 in each of four categories, select the best in each category. The winning film directors will receive awards: Because only one film promotes democracy, voters can say Yes or No: FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED

FREE SKATE EXPOSES RUSSIAN EXPLOITATION OF FEMALE SPORTS Russians believe they are strong, while Westerners are effete. They also believe men are stronger than women and, in Free Skate, men are determined to show their prowess. The film depicts a father who cultivates his daughter to be a top ice skater in Russia. At a

FINAL VOTING FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2022 Among eleven films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2022 in each of four categories, select the best in each category. The winning film directors will receive awards: Because only one film promotes democracy, voters can say Yes or No: FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED CONTENT

KOMPROMOT REVEALS WHY DANCING CAN BE DANGEROUS A Frenchman, Mathieu Roussel (played by Gilles Lellouche) is a French arts ambassador who heads the Alliance Française mission in Irkutsk, Siberia. A homoerotic dance is performed one night on the stage. Afterward, some of those involved go to a local bar to dance. One of the Russians

ON SACRED GROUND TELLS THE TRUE STORY ABOUT THE DAKOTA PIPELINE PROTEST Directed by Josh Tickell, Joshua Tickell, and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, On Sacred Ground (subtitled It’s Time to Take a Stand) starts with a series of titles to provide filmviewers some background information, including the lawsuit filed against the Dakota Access Pipeline project by

VOTING CONTINUES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2022 Only eleven films have been nominated by the Political Film Society for 2022 in each of four categories. Argentina, 1985 is the only nominee for the category DEMOCRACY. Two films have been nominated for promoting PEACE—All Quiet on the Western Front and Donbass. However, many films have

VOTING STARTS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2022 Only eleven films have been nominated by the Political Film Society for 2022 in each of four categories. Argentina, 1985 is the only nominee for the category DEMOCRACY. Two films have been nominated for promoting PEACE—All Quiet on the Western Front and Donbass. However, many films have

EMANCIPATION FOLLOWS A SLAVE ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM When Peter (played by Will Smith) hears from one of his masters that the Union Army is freeing slaves in Baton Rouge due to Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, effective January 1, 1863, he decides to flee horrible conditions near Clinton, Louisiana, where slaves are assisting in