I.O.U.S.A. Makes Oscar Shortlist
Congratulations to Pat and Christine and everyone involved with I.O.U.S.A.! The film was just named one of 15 finalists for the Academy Award for Best Documentary. The nominations will be announced on January 22nd. Here's the full list:
“At the Death House Door”
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“Fuel”
“The Garden”
“Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts”
“I.O.U.S.A.”
“In a Dream”
“Made in America”
“Man on Wire”
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
“Standard Operating Procedure”
“They Killed Sister Dorothy”
“Trouble the Water”
posted by Roadside Attractions @ 4:55 PM
1 Comments:
It's puzzling that "I.O.U.S.A." is being considered for such a high honor when it does such a poor job of investigating the issue. The film is great fodder for libertarians and deficit hawks, but it completely ignores one of the most powerful solutions to the long-term deficit: health care reform. If our health care system were anywhere near as efficient as other industrialized nations, then our deficit would disappear in the long-term. Also, at a time when our economy needs a big (deficit-expanding) stimulus to prevent a deepening recession, I.O.U.S.A. will also have the misfortune of bad timing. Check out CEPR's paper on the film:
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/iousa-not-ok/
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