BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2010
 

VOTING ONLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY

HOW TO VOTE IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ALL THE FILMS
The time has come to determine winners of the best political films of 2010. Mark your ballot YES if you believe that the film is the best in each category. Mark NO if you feel that the film is underserving. If you did not see a film, the best way to vote is by putting an X for UNDECIDED. Polls close at midnight February 28.

For the film that best raised consciousness about the need for more DEMOCRACY in 2010, vote for the top film as YES.

FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED CONTENT
Blood Done Sign My Name how desegregation was achieved in a small Southern town, a paradigm for the South
Formosa Betrayed how Chiang Kai-Shek crushed democratic forces on Taiwan
John Rabe mobilization of opposition to Japan's invasion of China
Princess Ka'iulani the princess tries to stop American takeover of Hawai'i

For EXPOSÉ films, which brought to prominence lesser known facts that raised political consciousness in 2010, vote for the top film as YES:

FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED CONTENT
Agora how miners pollute with impunity
Fair Game outing of Valery Plame; lies to get into the Iraq War
Princess Ka'iulani the princess tries to stop American takeover of Hawai'i
Shake Hands with the Devil UN mission head in Rwanda tries to prevent genocide
Vincere Mussolini tries to incarcerate his mistress and son

For films that promote HUMAN RIGHTS in 2010, vote for the top film as YES:

FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED CONTENT
The Ghost Writer Tony Blair as a war criminal, going to war in Iraq on a lie
Howl a poem calling for freedom of thought wins in court
My Name is Khan American Muslim, tho persecuted, helps hurricane victims

For films that promote PEACE in 2010, vote for the top film as YES:

FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED CONTENT
The Ghost Writer Tony Blair as a war criminal, going to war in Iraq on a lie
Green Zone how America's Iraq War bred further violence (the insurgency)

Because the Political Film Society was founded in Honolulu, there is a fifth category. Vote for the best political film on HAWAI'I of 2010. Vote YES to give it a special award. If not, vote NO:

FILM TITLE YES NO UNDECIDED CONTENT
Princess Ka'iulani how the princess tried to stop America's annexation of the independent state of Hawai'i
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