AS NOMINATIONS CLOSE FOR BEST FILMS OF 2021, VOTING TO NARROW THE LISTS BEGINS
There were seventeen nominated films in 2021 as filmviewing opened up around the world. Political Film Society rules, based as they are on Academy Award rules, require a maximum of five films in each category. To narrow the lists, members are entitled to vote for up to five films in each of two categories, with a deadline by January 31, 2022:
Select the best five from the categoryEXPOSÉ, fact-based films that raise political consciousness about events and situations previously little known that get attention in film:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT (see full review on website) |
| American Traitor | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Axis Sally’s identity is revealed |
| Betrayed | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Life in Norway during World War II |
| Blue Bayou | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Difficulties of life as an immigrant |
| The Courier | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | A spy reveals Russian nuclear goals |
| De Gaulle | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | How de Gaulle became French hero |
| Hive | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | War widow organizes female business |
| The Last Duel | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Men duel over a woman charging rape |
| The Last Forest | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Dangerous prospecting in the Amazon |
| Margrete: Queen of the North | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Scandinavia unites to prevent war with Germany (15th C) |
| Operation Curveball | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Source of lie causing Iraq War |
| Peepal Tree | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Dangers of tree cutting for profit |
| The Rescue | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | 12 Thai teens are rescued from a cave |
| Wife of a Spy | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | How a wife reveals a war crime secret |
Vote for the top five films that raise consciousness of the need for improvements inHUMAN RIGHTS:
| FILM TITLE | ACCEPT | DROP | UNDECIDED | CONTENT (see full review on website) |
| American Traitor | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | How Nazis pressured Axis Sally |
| Betrayed | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Norwegian Jews go to Auschwitz |
| Blue Bayou | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Infant adoptees repatriated by USA |
| Held for Ransom | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Mistreatment of prisoners by ISIS |
| Flee | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Dangerous lives of refugees |
| Hive | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Overcoming misogyny in Kosovo |
| The Last Duel | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Raped women treated as property |
| The Last Forest | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Indigenous Amazonians lose homes |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Leftists tried for a riot they did not incite before a biased judge. |
| Wife of a Spy | ( ) | ( ) | ( ) | Japan spreads disease in China 1940 |
Hive was the only film seeking to raise consciousness of the need for DEMOCRACY. Five films sought to raise consciousness about the need to choose PEACE rather than violence—The Courier, Gift of Fire, Hive, Margrete: Queen of the North, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. They will be on the final ballot of February 1.
Winners in all categories will be selected from the final ballot, which will be sent to members following the meeting of the Board of Directors at 11 a.m., February 1, at 8481 Allenwood Road, Los Angeles, CA.