VOTING STARTS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2019
Twenty-two films have been nominated by the Political Film Society for 2019 in each of four categories. Official Secrets and The Report are the only nominees for the category DEMOCRACY. Four films have been nominated for promoting PEACE—15 Minutes of War, Ashes in the Snow, Jirga, and Official Secrets. However, a large number of films have been nominated for EXPOSÉ and HUMAN RIGHTS. Because no more than five films can appear on the final ballot, members now have an opportunity to narrow the list. By January 31, members now can vote YES for the top five in each category. If you feel that a film is utterly deserving, then vote NO. If you are neither strongly in favor nor against, select UNDECIDED:
Among EXPOSÉ films, vote for the FIVE films that best bring to light lesser known political facts:
| FILM TITLE | YES | NO | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| 15 Minutes of War | French attack on Somali terrorists in 1976 | |||
| Ashes in the Snow | Soviet attack on Lithuania in 1941 | |||
| Brian Banks | Black athlete falsely charged with rape | |||
| Capernaum | Child sue Syrian parents for being born | |||
| Dark Waters | Lawsuit that bankrupted DuPont | |||
| Go for Broke | Japanese Americans prove loyalty in WW2 | |||
| Harriet | Biopic of Harriet Tubman | |||
| I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | Romanian Holocaust in WW2 | |||
| The Invisibles | 1,700 Berlin Jews survived Nazi German | |||
| Just Mercy | Black man falsely charged with murder | |||
| Mob Town | How the FBI finally focused on the Mafia | |||
| Official Secrets | How countries were forced to support Iraq War until blackmailing was exposed. | |||
| Red Joan | The woman who leaked nuclear secrets to the USSR to ensure mutual deterrence and therefore non-use. | |||
| The Report | Bush administration‘s use of torture exposed despite CIA pressure. | |||
| Richard Jewell | FBI incompetence in dealing with Atlanta bombing in 1996 | |||
| Seberg | Famous movie star supports Black Panthers | |||
| Skin | Former White Nationalist campaigns to stop the movement | |||
| The Two Popes | Why Pope Benedict resigned in favor of Pope Francis |
For HUMAN RIGHTS films, vote to accept the best FIVE from the following nominees:
| FILM TITLE | YES | NO | UNDECIDED | CONTENT |
| Ashes in the Snow | Soviet mistreatment of prisoners | |||
| At War | How globalization produces unemployment | |||
| Brian Banks | Unequal criminal justice for a Black athlete | |||
| Capernaum | How Syrian refugees cope in Lebanon | |||
| Clemency | Capital punishment toll on all involved | |||
| Dark Waters | How DuPont poisoned its Teflon employees | |||
| Harriet | How slaves were mistreated and fled north | |||
| I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | How Romanians refuse to acknowledge their guilt over their version of the Holocaust | |||
| Just Mercy | Racial bias in Alabama criminal justice system | |||
| The Report | Visual examples of USA torture | |||
| Richard Jewell | The FBI hounds an innocent person | |||
| Saint Judy | Lawyer wins landmark case allowing sexual mistreatment as grounds to get asylum. | |||
| Seberg | FBI harasses woman for supporting Black Panthers | |||
| Skin | How White Nationalists support terrorism |
The Political Film Society Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, February 1, at 9 a.m. (8481 Allenwood Road, LA 90046) to count ballots. The top five will be placed onto the final ballot along with the nominees in the other two categories. Final ballots will be distributed February 1.