POLLS CLOSE ON NOMINATIONS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2002
December 31 was the last day to nominate films for Political Film Society awards for 2002. Political Film Society rules require the number of nominated films to be reduced to five in each category. Accordingly, a ballot below:
There were seven nominated films for the category DEMOCRACY for promoting increasing consciousness of the need for more political decisionmaking by the people rather than by elites:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT (see full review on website) |
| 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 |
For the categoryEXPOSÉ, which recognizes the importance of raising political consciousness by bringing to light little-known facts, fifteen films were nominated, so select the best five:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT (see full review on website) |
| 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 |
Vote for the top five films were nominated for raising consciousness of the need for greater HUMAN RIGHTS:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| 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 |
Seven films were nominated for raising consciousness of the need for greater use of PEACE as a preferred method for conflict resolution, so vote for the top five from the following:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| 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 |
Political Film Society members must return ballots by January 31, 2003. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Political Film Society will convene at 1215 1/2 Seal Way, Seal Beach, on Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. to count ballots. All Political Film Society members are invited.