"No End In Sight" is the product of over 75 interviews with the war's key players (read my blog post on a panel discussion I attended for the film and stay tuned for a Mother Jones review coming soon). With appearances by General Jay Garner, New Yorker columnist, George Packer and State Department veteran, Barbara Bodine, this politically heavy doc weaves the story, through images and first-hand accounts, of the blatant incompetence on the part of our administration. I think this film will act as a historical archive of the war for decades to come. "Everything's Cool," as the title indicates, documents the administration's denial that climate change exists and their dirty tactics to make sure that scientists weren't able to prove it did. In this very funny film, Daniel Gold and Judith Helfand follow global warming prophets, journalist, Ross Gelbspan, Mother Jones writer, Bill McKibben and the "Bad Boys of Environmentalism" throughout their mission to turn back the clock on the widening gap between the reality of climate change and the public's perception. "No End In Sight" and "Everything's Cool" were definitely the two most prescient films of the year, but make sure to look for the releases of "Manda Bala," a tale of the harsh realities of life in Sao Paulo and "Enemies of Happiness," which follows the campaign of Malalai Joya, a female member of Afghanistan's parliament.

For what it's worth, "Manda Bala" won the Grand Jury Prize and "Enemies of Happiness," the World Cinema Jury Prize. Maybe an Oscar is in these film's futures too.