VOTING
CONTINUES TO NARROW THE CHOICES FOR THE BEST POLITICAL
FILMS OF 2002
Political Film Society rules require
that the final ballots of the nominated films for awards
each year may have no more than five films per category,
so a ballot went out on January 1 to all Political Film
Society members to narrow the choice to no more than five.
For each of the pre-nominated films, members have three
choices: ACCEPT (include in the final balloting), DROP
(eliminate from consideration), or UNDECIDED (if you have
not seen or have no opinion about the film).
To
submit your vote now, click on this button: 
The
following are nominees for best films promoting DEMOCRACY:
| 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 |
The
following are nominees for best film EXPOSÉ:
| 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 |
The
following are nominees for best films on 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 |
The
following are nominees for best films promoting PEACE:
| 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 |
Members
can vote on the films by clicking onto VOTE
FOR AWARDS. Polls close January 31, 2003.
