POLLS
CLOSE ON NOMINATIONS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2002
December 31, 2002, was the last day
to nominate films for Political Film Society awards. No
category had five or fewer nominations, so the number of
films must be reduced to five in accordance with Political
Film Society rules. Newsletter #156, thus, contains an official
ballot below.
There
were seven nominated films for the category DEMOCRACY for
promoting increasing consciousness of the need for more
political decisionmaking by the people rather than by elites:
| FILM
TITLE |
ACCEPT |
DROP |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Das
Experiment |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
autocratic
power inevitably leads to abuse of power |
| John
Q |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
health
insurance coverage denied in the USA |
| Max |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
how
tyrants are shaped by circumstances |
| Secret
Ballot |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Iranians
do not understand democratic elections |
| The
Town Is Quiet |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
politicians
ignore needs of the masses in France |
| 24
Hour Party People |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
democratic
principles applied to the marketplace |
| Y
Tu Mamá También |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
the
poor are ignored by the rich in México |
For
the category EXPOSÉ, which recognizes the importance
of raising political consciousness by bringing to light
little-known facts, fourteen films were nominated, so select
the best five:
| FILM
TITLE |
ACCEPT |
DROP |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Antwone
Fisher |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Blacks
abuse Blacks due to their mistreatment as slaves |
| Ararat |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Turkey's
treatment of Armenians in 1917 |
| Circuit
|
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
handsome
gays take drugs to party all night & die |
| Enigma |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
UK
cryptographers crack German codes |
| Evelyn |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
first
law declared unconstitutional in Ireland |
| Green
Dragon |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
suffering
of Vietnamese refugees arriving in USA |
| The
Grey Zone |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Jews
help the Holocaust, then attack captors |
| John
Q |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
health
insurance rules in the USA kill innocents |
| K-19:
The Widowmaker |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
USSR
sub sent prematurely into battle, some die |
| Kandahar |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
barbarity
of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan |
| Max |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
shows
Hitler's friends shaped his career choice |
| Rabbit-Proof
Fence |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Australia
kidnaps half-caste children for servants |
| To
End All Wars |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
mistreated
at POW camp, Allied soldiers forgive them |
| Tricky
Life |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
exposes
White slavery from Uruguay to Spain |
| Y
Tu Mamá También |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
elites
in México ignore plight of the poor |
Vote
for the top five films were nominated for raising consciousness
of the need for greater HUMAN RIGHTS:
| FILM
TITLE |
ACCEPT |
DROP |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Ararat |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
how
Turkey forcibly expelled Armenians in 1917 |
| Das
Experiment |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
risks
in a social science experiment can be excessive |
| Evelyn
|
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Ireland
allows custody of children to a single father |
| The
Grey Zone |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
POW
inmates should not be killed |
| John
Q |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Americans
deserve universal health care coverage |
| Rabbit-Proof
Fence |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Australia
kidnapped half-breeds from parents |
| To
End All Wars |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
Japanese
POW camp violates the Geneva Convention |
| Tricky
Life |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
White
slavery profiled |
Seven
films were nominated for raising consciousness of the need
for greater use of PEACE as a preferred method for conflict
resolution, so vote for the top five from the following:
| FILM
TITLE |
ACCEPT |
DROP |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Antwone
Fisher |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
parents
who abandon children sew the seeds of rage |
| Das
Experiment |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
prisoners
should not brutalize when punished |
| K-19:
The Widowmaker |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
nuclear
arms are too dangerous for deployment |
| The
Quiet American |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
covert
atrocities will not bring democracy |
| The
Sum of All Fears |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
nuclear
arms are too danger for deployment |
| Time
of Favor |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
blames
Sharon & West Bank Jews for current violence |
| To
End All Wars |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
practicing
"love your enemy" provides redemption |
Political
Film Society members must return ballots by January 31,
2003. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Political
Film Society will convene at 1215 1/2 Seal Way, Seal Beach,
on Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. to count ballots.
All Political Film Society members are invited to the meeting.
