VOTING CONTINUES ON NOMINEES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2010
The year 2010 had many fascinating films raising political consciousness. In all, seventeen films were nominated in the four categories for Political Film Society awards, though only four for Democracy (Blood Done Sign My Name, Formosa Betrayed, Princess Ka‘iulani, and John Rabe) and two for Peace (The Ghost Writer and Green Zone). Princess Ka‘iulani is also nominated for a special award—best film on Hawai`i.
BALLOTS
Political Film Society rules require final balloting for only the top five in each category, so ballots below enable members to narrow the two longer lists. If you feel that the film deserves serious consideration, mark your ballot ACCEPT. If you believe that the film is off the mark, mark your ballot DROP. If you did not see a film, the best way to vote is by putting an X for UNDECIDED. Polls close at midnight January 31. If the emailed ballot is difficult to read, kindly go to the website.
For EXPOSÉ films, bringing to prominence lesser known facts that raise political consciousness, vote to accept the best five (5) only from the following nominees:
For films that promote human rights, vote for the top five (5) only:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| Agora | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | miners poison a Peruvian village ecosystem |
| Blood Done Sign My Name | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | how Blacks reversed racial oppression in a Southern town |
| Eichmann | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Eichmann’s interrogation before his conviction |
| Formosa Betrayed | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | suppression of free speech in Chiang Kai-Shek’s Taiwan |
| The Ghost Writer | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Tony Blair as a war criminal, going to war in Iraq on a lie |
| Green Zone | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | American mistreatment of Iraqis fuels the insurgency |
| Howl | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | a poem calling for freedom of thought wins in court |
| John Rabe. | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | brutality of the Japanese in the “rape of Nanjing” |
| Made in Dagenham | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | women fight for equal pay in Britain |
| My Name Is Khan | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | American Muslim, tho persecuted, helps hurricane victims |
| Princess Ka‘iulani | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | overthrow of Hawai`i by Americans seeking profits |
| Shake Hands with the Devil! | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | the causes of genocide in Rwanda |
The Political Film Society Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, February 1, at 9 a.m. (8481 Allenwood Road, LA 90046) to count ballots. Final ballots, to be posted that night, will have a deadline of February 28. Winners will be announced March 1 after a Board of Directors meeting, same place at 9 a.m.