My So-Called Enemy

May screenings on the Los Angeles UCLA campus and at the Savannah Jewish FF

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May 2012

UCLA (Los Angeles Campus)
In the Olive Tree Initiative’s “Month of Ideas” Series
Thursday, May 10th at 7:00pm – Northwest Campus Auditorium
200 De Neve Drive
OTI student leaders will lead a post-screening conversation.
The screening is free and open to the public
Click here for more information.
Co-Sponsored by UCLA’s Office of Residential Life.

2012 Savannah Jewish Film Festival (GA)
Thursday, May 10th — Dinner at 6:30pm, Screening at 7:30pm
Jewish Educational Alliance — 5111 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA
Click here for tickets and more information. (Reserve dinner by May 8th.)

April screenings in Hanover, NH, St. Paul, MN, Columbus, OH, West Bloomfield, MI and Warsaw, Poland

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April 2012

2012 New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival (Hanover)
Thursday, April 3rd at 7:00pm
Upper Valley Jewish Community Roth Center –5 Occum Ridge
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IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series
Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)
Thursday, April 12th at 5:30pm
Davis Court — Markim Hall
This event is free and open to the public. Pizza and salad provided.
Click here for more information.
Sponsored by Mac Jewish Organization.
Co-sponsored by Shalaam Coalition

The Wellington School (Columbus, OH)
3650 Reed Road

Student Screening: For Mission Day
Theme: “Everyone has a Story”
Wednesday, April 25th at 1:30pm
Blanchard Performing Arts Center

Community Screening
Wednesday, April 25th at 6:30pm
Thomas Family Dining Room

The Community Screening is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information.

Director Lisa Gossels will do Q&As after both screenings.

2012 Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival (West Bloomfield, MI)
Thursday, April 26th at 5:00pm
Marion & David Handleman Hall and Auditorium
Jamie Wraight from the University of Michigan–Dearborn, will lead
a post-screening conversation after the screening.
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2012 Jewish Motifs International Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland)
Friday, April 27th at 2pm — Sala Zbyszek
Sunday, April 29th at 11:30am — Sala Gerard
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March screenings in NY City, at the J Street Natn’l Conference (D.C.), Trinity College, Santa Rosa Jr. College, Sonoma State U, the Talking Pictures and Bermuda Int’l FFs and the Eastern CT, Seattle and NH Jewish FFs.

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March 2012

Trinity College (Hartford, CT)
“Democracy In Film” Series
Thursday, March 1st at 7:30pm
Cinestudio — 300 Summit Street Hartford, CT
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
This event is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information.
Program Sponsors: Trinity Dean of Faculty, the Trinity Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, The Center for Urban and Global Studies, Hillel, International Studies, The Campus Climate and Community Outreach Committee, and The Department of Language and Culture Studies.

Brotherhood Synagogue (New York, NY)
Sunday, March 4th at 4:30m
28 Gramercy Park South
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
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International Jewish Film Festival of Eastern CT (New London)

Monday, March 5th at 7:00pm

Connecticut College

Olin Science Center — 270 Mohegan Ave.

Admission is free for students and the Coast Guard Academy. $10 for adults.

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Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Eastern CT with Connecticut College Hillel, Muslim Student Association and Yalla Bina.

2012 Talking Pictures Film Festival (Evanston, IL)
Saturday, March 10th at 1:30pm
Evanston Public Library — 1703 Orrington Avenue
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Santa Rosa Junior College (CA)
Women’s History Month
Tuesday, March 13th at 12:00pm
Doyle Library Room 4245
Director Lisa Gossels will be joined by former Building Bridges for Peace staff member, Anna Simson, for a Q&A after the screening.
This event is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information.
Sponsored by Associated Students and Women’s History Month.

Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)
Wednesday March 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Ives Hall 101 (Warren Auditorium)
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
This event is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information.
Sponsored by Associated Students Productions and the Instructionally Related Activities Fund

2012 Seattle Jewish Film Festival (WA)
Sunday, March 18th at 3:45pm
AMC Pacific Place 11
600 Pine St. (Pacific Place Mall, Seattle, Top Level)
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
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2012 Bermuda International Film Festival (Hamilton)
Special School Screening
Wednesday March 21st at 9:00am
Liberty Theatre — 49 Union Plaza
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A via Skype after the screening.
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For general public seating information, contact info@biff.bm.

New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival (Concord, NH)
Sunday, March 25th at 1:30pm
Red River Theatres — 11 S. Main Street
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2012 J Street National Conference (Washington, DC)
Monday, March 26th at 4:45pm
Washington Convention Center — 801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
Click here for more information.
Register today for Making History, J Street’s third national conference.

February screenings in Newport Coast and Los Angeles, CA, Jacksonville, FL, New Brunswick, NJ, Fridley and Minneapolis, MN and Needham MA

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February 2012

Cinema Sage Hill (Newport Coast, CA)

Friday, Feb. 10th at 7:00pm

The Studio at Sage Hill — 20402 Newport Coast Drive

Director Lisa Gossels will be doing a Q&A after the screening.

This event is free and open to the public.

Click here for more information.

With special thanks to Cinema Sage Hill Co-Creators, Curator Leslie Feibleman (Newport Beach Film Festival) and Chris Marshall (The Studio at Sage Hill).

NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change sponsored screening

The Iranian Muslim Association of North America (Los Angeles, CA)

Sunday, Feb. 12th at 7:00pm — IMAN 3376 Motor Avenue

NewGround Executive Director Sarah Bassin will moderate a post-screening discussion with Director Lisa Gossels and NewGround alumni.

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2012 Jacksonville Jewish Film Festival (FL)

Presented by the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA)

Sunday, Feb. 19th at 4:00pm

At the JCA — 8505 San Jose Blvd.

Director Lisa Gossels will be doing a Q&A after screening, joined by Gal, one of the young women in the film, from Israel via Skype.

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Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)

Monday, Feb. 20th at 7:30pm — Douglass Campus Center

At the corner of George Street and Nichol Avenue.

Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.

This event is free and open to the public.

Click here for more information.

Co-Sponsored by Douglass Residential College and the Office of the Vice President of Academic Engagement.

With special thanks to Dean Rebecca Reynolds for organizing my visit.

IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series (Twin Cities, MN)

“MSCE” is kicking off this Twin Cities initiative with two screenings.

University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)

Thursday, Feb. 23rd from 5:30 – 8;00pm

Nicholson Hall, Room #135 –216 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minn.

Hosted by the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota

Islamic Center of Minnesota (Fridley)

Saturday, Feb. 25th from 7:00pm – 9:30 pm

1401 Gardenia Ave. NE

Hosted by the Islamic Center of Minnesota, Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul Interfaith Network (SPIN), Gloria Dei Church.

Izun/Mizan Director Miryam Kabakov will moderate post-film conversations with sponsoring agency leaders and facilitators.

Click here for more information about the series.

Temple Beth Shalom (Needham, MA)

Sunday, Feb 26th at 2:00pm

670 Highland Avenue

Director Lisa Gossels will be joined by Rabbi Jay Perlman (Temple Beth Shalom), Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic Center of Boston) and Rector Skip Windsor (Christ Episcopal Church) for a post-screening discussion about the film and its implications for building peace, harmony and mutual respect in our local communities.

There will be a dessert reception after the panel discussion.

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“My So-Called Enemy” in Cleveland, Santa Rosa, CA and Sisters, OR in January

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January 2012

Chagrin Falls High School & Performing Arts Theatre (OH)
Tuesday, Jan. 17th at 7:30pm
400 E. Washington St.
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
Click here for tickets (free for students) and more information.
With special thanks to organizers Cathy Watterson and Paul Libby (Federated Church) and Steven Ast (Principal, Chagrin Falls H.S.).

Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
As part of CWRU’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Thursday, Jan. 19th at 7:00pm
Strosacker Auditorium — 2125 Adelbert Rd. (Best parking: Veale Center garage.)
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
This event is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information.
Supported by The Office of the Provost, SAGES (Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship), Student Affairs, Cleveland Hillel, and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women. With special thanks to organizers Mayo Bulloch and Lynn Singer.

Congregation Shomrei Torah (Santa Rosa, CA)
“Social Action Goes to the Movies” Film Series
Saturday, Jan. 21st at 7:15pm — 2600 Bennett Valley Road
Anna Simson, formerly with Building Bridges for Peace, will do a Q&A after the screening.
The screening is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information.

An Encore Presentation of “MSCE,” an Official Selection of BendFilm 2011 (Sisters, OR)

Sisters Movie House

Sunday, Jan. 29th at 1:00pm

720 Desperado Ct.

Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A via Skype after the screening.

Tickets will be available at the door and on the BendFilm website.

“My So-Called Enemy” screening at the Human Rights FF in Vienna on Dec. 6th.

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December 2011

2011 “This Human World” Human Rights Film Festival (Vienna, Austria)

Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00pm
Top Kino — Rahlgasse 1
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“My So-Called Enemy” in St. Louis, Philly, Long Beach, CA, Vancouver and New Brunswick, NJ in November.

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November 2011

2011 St. Louis International Film Festival

Sunday, November 13th at 3:00pm
Washington University — Brown Hall Auditorium
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
Click here for tickets and more information.

2011 First Person Arts and the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

Thursday, November 17th at 6:00pm
Christ Church Neighborhood House — 20 North American Street
Melodye Feldman, the Founder of Seeking Common Ground, will lead a
facilitated “Peace Meal” at the Israeli Zahav Restaurant after the screening.
Click here for tickets ($35) and more information.

2011 Long Beach Jewish Cultural Arts Festival – Film Festival and Book Fair (CA)
Opening Night Film

Thursday, November 17th at 7:30pm
The Alpert Jewish Community Center — 3801 East Willow Street
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2011 Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Thursday, November 17th at 8:45pm
The Ridge Theatre — 3131 Arbutus Street
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Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple (New Brunswick, NJ)

Monday, November 28th at 7:30pm
222 Livingston Avenue
Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
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Join us in Oct. at BendFilm (OR), The Heartland FF (Indianapolis), Mt. St. Mary College (NY), U Penn and Georgia State U.

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October 2011

2011 BendFilm Festival (Bend, OR)

Friday, October 7th at 5:30pm – The Oxford Hotel
Saturday, October 8th at 8:30pm – McMenamins – Old St. Francis Theater
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Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, NY)

Wednesday, October 12th at 7:00pm – Aquinas Hall Theatre
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening
The screening is free and open to the public.
Click here for more information

2011 Heartland Film Festival (Indianapolis, IN)

Monday, October 17th at 6:45pm
Tuesday, October 18th at 3:30pm
Friday, October 21 at 12:45pm
AMC Castleton Square – 6020 East 82nd Street
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University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Monday, October 17th at 7:00pm – (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Ibrahim Theater, International House Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut Street
Followed by a post-screening discussion with Director Lisa Gossels and
Aviva Joffe, past-Building Bridges co-director and U Penn grad student
The screening is free and open to the public.
Click here for tickets and more information.

First Annual Conflict Resolution Symposium – Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)

Thursday, October 27th - 7:00pm – Senate Salon
Georgia State University Student Center – 44 Courtland Street
The screening is free and open to the public.
Sign in with Tahirih Varner on site if you’re not registering for the symposium.
Click here for more information.

“My So-Called Enemy” at the Global Peace Film Festival in Orlando on 9/22 and 9/24

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2011 Global Peace Film Festival (Orlando, FL)

Thursday, September 22nd at 7:30pm — Rollins College SunTrust Auditorium
Saturday, September 24th at 7:30pm — First Congregational Church of Winter Park
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“My So-Called Enemy” in Cleveland on Sunday, 8/28

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Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)

August 28th at 1:00pm
Strosacker Auditorium–2125 Adelbert Road
I will be joined for a post-screening discussion by moderator, Dr. Peter W. Moore of CWRU and panelists Dr. Brian Amkraut from the Siegal College of Judaic Studies, Dr. Nahida Halaby Gordon, a CWRU professor who is Palestinian American and Presbyterian, and Dr. Zeki Saritoprak, the Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies at John Carroll University. All are involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace and multi-faith initiatives. A big thank you to Cathy Watterson, the main organizer of this event.
Click here for tickets and more information.