POLITICAL FILM REVIEW
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NEWSLETTER OF THE POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY, INC
February 1, 2017
FINAL VOTING BEGINS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2016
To cast your ballots, if you feel that a film should receive the award,
mark your ballot YES for that film. Only one film can be marked YES in each
category! If inappropriate, mark NO. If you did not see a film, put an X
for NEUTRAL. Polls close at midnight February 28. If the emailed ballot is
hard to read, kindly see the attached file.
For EXPOSÉ films, bringing to prominence lesser known facts that raise
political consciousness, select the best film from the following:
FILM TITLE
YES
NO
NEUTRAL
CONTENT
Denial
Holocaust denier sues Holocaust expert for libel in a London court.
The People v Fritz Bauer
German Attorney General Bauer despite oppo-sition in his country tracks
down Eichmann.
The Siege of Jadotville
Irish UN peacekeeping troops in the Congo face overwhelming Katanga
opposition.
Silence
How Japanese got rid of Christianity.
War Dogs
How millions have been made from the arms trade in Afghanistan and Iraq
and elsewhere.
For HUMAN RIGHTS films, select the best film from the following:
FILM TITLE
YES
NO
NEUTRAL
CONTENT
The Innocents
How Russian troops raped nuns in their occupation of Poland after World
War II.
Loving
A couple makes interracial marriage a right.
The Birth of a Nation
Nat Turner slave rebellion of 1831.
Race
How track star Jesse Owens overcame racism.
Silence
How Japanese got rid of Christianity, using torture.
For films promoting PEACE, select the best film from the following:
FILM TITLE
YES
NO
NEUTRAL
CONTENT
Eye in the Sky
Drones as indiscriminate killers of innocents.
Land of Mine
German boy POWs are forced to clear landmines in Denmark but half die.
Tanna
A traditional Vanuatu tribe, which has resisted colonization accepts “love
marriage.”
To complete your ballot, send to either [log in to unmask] or to Political
Film Society, P.O. Box 461267, Hollywood, CA 90046 by February 28, 2017.
Winners will be announced on March 1, 2017.
Some of the films listed are available from well-known websites.
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