FINAL VOTING CONTINUES ON NOMINEES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2013
Within each category, mark your ballot YES if you feel that the film deserves an award. If you believe that the film is not worthy of consideration, mark NO. Polls close midnight 2/28/2014. If the ballot is difficult to read, kindly go to the website.
For films promoting DEMOCRACY, select only one as YES:
| TITLE | YES | NO | CONTENT |
| The Butler | ( ) | ( ) | How a timid Black joined his son in protests. |
| Capital | ( ) | ( ) | Arrogance of plutocrats who control of government |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | ( ) | ( ) | How public pressure brought about the release of Mandela, who then insisted on full democracy for South Africa. |
For EXPOSÉ films, bringing to prominence lesser known facts that raise political consciousness, vote from the following. Choose only one as YES:
| TITLE | YES | NO | CONTENT |
| Aftermath | ( ) | ( ) | Polish complicity with Nazi extermination of Jews. |
| Dallas Buyers Club | ( ) | ( ) | How an AIDS-affected straight man helped gays and himself by buying meds from México. |
| Emperor | ( ) | ( ) | How MacArthur got Japan’s Emperor to legitimate USA’s occupation of Japan |
| The Reluctant Fundamentalist | ( ) | ( ) | How the USA inflames Muslims to become terrorists. |
For films that promote human rights, choose only one from the following nominees:
| TITLE | YES | NO | CONTENT |
| 12 Years a Slave | ( ) | ( ) | What dehumanizing slavery in the USA was like. |
| 42 | ( ) | ( ) | What Jackie Robinson endured while playing in the major league |
| The Butler | ( ) | ( ) | How a butler saw presidential decisions for or against the civil rights of Blacks. |
| Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | ( ) | ( ) | The evils of apartheid, including massacres and harsh laws. |
In a year when many films focused on war heroes, only one film was nominated for promoting PEACE. To win an award, therefore, there must be an up-or-down vote:
| TITLE | YES | NO | CONTENT |
| Zaytoun | ( ) | ( ) | A young Palestinian boy releases an Israeli pilot from PLO detention so that the latter can lead him to visit his abandoned ancestral home, now under Israeli control |
The Political Film Society Board of Director