Anderson began by connecting Tarantino with Miramax, hinting that the Palme d'Or will solve the studio's distribution problems for this film. (Uh, huh.)

I read the sentence Amos quoted to mean "If they didn't pick F911 for financial reasons, they picked it and Flatlife for their politics. See, the judges think it's brave to oppose GWB."

Evidently Anderson doesn't take dark and shaky horizons as given, and if he suspects Tarantino's motives, would discount his "merit" statement.