BALLOTING
FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2001 BEGINS
Polls are now open for Political Film Society members
to choose the best political films of 2001. Click on film
titles on the Society’s website for more complete reviews,
mark your ballots below, and return to the Society’s
email address.
For
the category promoting the goal of greater DEMOCRACY, select
one from the following five films:
| FILM
TITLE |
YES |
NO |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Anti
Trust |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
special
interests should not control politics |
| Atlantis |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
profits
should not guide public policy |
| Bread
and Roses |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
employers
should respect workers rights |
| Lumumba |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
support
for dictators is counterproductive |
| The
Majestic |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Congress
should never abridge civil rights |
For
the category EXPOSÉ, which recognizes the importance
of raising political consciousness by bringing to light little-known
facts, select the best one in the ballot below:
| FILM
TITLE |
YES |
NO |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Behind
Enemy Lines |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
shows
the brutality of Serbs in Bosnian War |
| The
Iron Ladies |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
a
gay volleyball team triumphs in Thailand |
| Lumumba |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
exposes
the truth about the Congo patriot |
| Our
Lady of the Assassins |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
depicts
chaos in the streets of Colombia |
| Uprising |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
how
Jews in Warsaw frustrated the Nazis |
Vote
below for the one film that best raised consciousness of the
need for greater HUMAN RIGHTS:
| FILM
TITLE |
YES |
NO |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Born
Under Libra |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
lunacy
of sex discrimination in Iran |
| Bread
and Roses |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
even
illegal alien workers have rights |
| Focus |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
why
anti-Semitism poisons everyone |
| The
Hidden Half |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
lunacy
of sex discrimination in Iran |
| Lumumba |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
how
U.S. policy tolerated Mobutu’s tyranny |
Which
film best raised consciousness about the superiority of PEACE
over violence as a method for resolving human conflicts? Make
your selection for the best one below:
| FILM
TITLE |
YES |
NO |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Atlantis |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
imperialistic
conquest should never occur |
| Divided
We Fall |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
oppressed
people should cooperate |
| Journey
to the Sun |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Turkey
should grant rights to the Kurds |
| Lumumba |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
The
Cold War ruined chances for peace |
The Board
of Directors has nominated The Distinguished Gentleman,
a 1992 film directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Eddie Murphy,
for a Special Award, based on the film’s exposure of
the actual way in which political campaigns are conducted,
campaign funds are raised, and lobbyists tie up Washington,
D.C., in gridlock.
Members
can accept ( ) or reject ( )
the nomination of The Distinguished Gentleman
by checking the appropriate box.
Political
Film Society members must return ballots by March 1, 2002.
A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Political Film
Society will be convened at 8481 Allenwood Road, Los Angeles,
on Saturday, March 2, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. to count ballots.
All Political Film Society members are invited to the meeting.
TWO
FILMS NOMINATED FOR AWARDS IN THE YEAR 2002
The Political Film Society has nominated Time
of Favor as best film on peace of 2002 and Tricky
Life as best film expose and best film on human
rights for 2002. For reviews, click on the Other Recent Reviews
button at the Society’s website, which reviews three
other films released this year -- Beijing
Bicycle, Impostor,
and Metropolis.
