POLLS
CLOSE ON NOMINATIONS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2001
December 31, 2001, was the last day to nominate
films for Political Film Society awards. Films made outside
the United States were noticeably numerous among the nominees
for 2001. Two categories had more than five nominations, so
the number of competing films must be reduced to five in accordance
with Political Film Society rules. Newsletter #122, thus,
contains two official ballots below.
There
were five nominated films for the category DEMOCRACY, namely,
AntiTrust, Atlantis: The Lost Empire,
Bread and Roses, Lumumba, and
The Majestic.
For the
category EXPOSÉ, which recognizes the importance of
raising political consciousness by bringing to light little-known
facts, twelve films were nominated, so select the best five
from the ballot below:
| FILM
TITLE |
ACCEPT |
DROP |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Ali |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
reveals
Muhammed Ali’s views on racism |
| Baby
Boy |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
shows
why Black youth stray into crime |
| Behind
Enemy Lines |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
shows
the brutality of Serbs in Bosnian War |
| Born
Under Libra |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
gives
details of sex discrimination in Iran |
| Bread
and Roses |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
true
story about janitors strike in LA |
| Greenfingers |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
how
prisoners became expert gardeners |
| The
Hidden Half |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
gives
details of sex discrimination in Iran |
| The
Iron Ladies |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
a
gay volleyball team triumphs in Thailand |
| Journey
to the Sun |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
exposes
Turkey’s anti-Kurd policies |
| 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 |
Ten
films were nominated for raising consciousness of the need
for greater HUMAN RIGHTS, so vote for the top five from the
following:
| FILM
TITLE |
ACCEPT |
DROP |
UNDECIDED |
CONTENT |
| Atlantis |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
imperialistic
conquest should never occur |
| Born
Under Libra |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
lunacy
of sex discrimination in Iran |
| Bread
and Roses |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
even
illegal alien workers have rights |
| The
Closet |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
job
discrimination against gays does not pay |
| Focus |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
why
anti-Semitism poisons everyone |
| Greenfingers |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
why
the death penalty should be abolished |
| The
Hidden Half |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
lunacy
of sex discrimination in Iran |
| The
Iron Ladies |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
gays
should be allowed to compete in sports |
| Journey
to the Sun |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
why
the Kurds deserve justice in Turkey |
| Lumumba |
( ) |
( ) |
( ) |
how
U.S. policy tolerated Mobutu’s tyranny |
Finally,
four films were nominated for raising consciousness about
the superiority of PEACE over violence as a method for resolving
human conflicts: Atlantis: The Lost Empire,
Divided We Fall, Journey to the Sun,
and Lumumba.
Political
Film Society members must return ballots by February 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, February 2, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. to count ballots.
All Political Film Society members are invited to the meeting.
