“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.
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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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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 Brides for Peace staff member, Anna Simson, for a Q&A after the screening.
This event is free and open to the public.
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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.
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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.
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Register today for Making History, J Street’s third national conference.
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.
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With special thanks to Cinema Sage Hill Co-Creators, Curator Leslie Feibleman (Newport Beach Film Festival) and Chris Marshall (The Studio at Sage Hill).
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With special thanks to Dean Rebecca Reynolds for organizing my visit.
“MSCE” is kicking off this Twin Cities initiative with two screenings.
Hosted by the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota
Hosted by the Islamic Center of Minnesota, Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul Interfaith Network (SPIN), Gloria Dei Church.
Click here for more information about the series.
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.
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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.
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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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September 2011
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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August 2011
Exploration Summer Program: Yale University Campus (New Haven, CT)
Tuesday, August 2nd.
Exploration is a summer enrichment program bringing students from more than 40 states and 50 countries together in a learning environment where they are encouraged to create a community that respects their differences while finding common ground.
Lisa Gossels will be doing Q&As after both screenings.
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.
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July 2011
Falmouth Jewish Congregation (East Falmouth, MA)
Tuesday, July 5th at 7:30pm
Community Center Building — 7 Hatchville Rd.
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Exploration Summer Program: Yale University Campus (New Haven, CT)
Wednesday, July 6th
Exploration is a summer enrichment program bringing students from more than 40 states and 50 countries together in a learning environment where they are encouraged to create a community that respects their differences while finding common ground.
Lisa Gossels will be doing Q&As after both screenings.
Click here for more information.
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades (Tenafly, NJ)
Sunday, July 10th at 7:30pm — 411 East Clinton Avenue
With a post-screening discussion led by
Professor Jonathan M. Golden of Drew University.
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Randi and Bruce Pergament Jewish Film Festival (East Hills, NY)
Wednesday, July 13th at 7:30pm (Sold out)
Thursday, July 14th at 2:30pm
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center — 300 Forest Drive
Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A at the July 13 screening.
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Roxbury International Film Festival
with the Boston Jewish Film Festival (Brookline, MA)
Monday, July 25th at 7:30pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre — 290 Harvard Street
Lisa Gossels will do a Q&A after the screening.
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June 2011
Seattle International Film Festival (WA)
Sunday, June 5th at 6:30 pm, Harvard Exit
Monday, June 6th at 4:30 pm, Harvard Exit
Lisa Gossels will do both Q&As.
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The Hudson Valley Programmers Group (Rhinebeck, Woodstock and Albany, NY)
Rhinebeck: Sunday June 12th at 1:00 pm — Upstate Films
Woodstock: Monday, June 13th at 6:30 pm — Teen-Only Screening –
Woodstock Film Festival and Hudson Valley Film Commission Film Center
**If you have a teen interested in attending, call 845.679.4265
Albany: Tuesday, June 14th at 6:45pm — Spectrum 8
Lisa Gossels will do in-depth Q&As after each of the screenings.
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Community Screening and reception (Vineland/Bridgeton, NJ)
Sunday, June 26th at 4:00 p.m.
Landis Theater, 830 East Landis Avenue, Vineland
Robert Dragotta will introduce the program/Lisa Gossels for the Q & A.
Reception to follow at the home of Robert Dragotta in Bridgeton
(where we filmed Building Bridges in 2002).
To reserve a seat ($10), email: house…treborgarth@aol.com
May 2011
Newport Beach Film Festival (CA)
Sunday, May 1st at 1:00pm Triangle Square Screen 3 Costa Mesa
Wednesday, May 4th at 3:30pm Lido Theater Newport Beach
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Santa Cruz Film Festival (CT)
Sunday, May 8th at 3:30pm The Nickelodeon
Anna Simson, formerly with Building Bridges for Peace, will do a Q&A after the screening.
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April 2011
New Jersey Jewish Film Festival (West Orange)
Closing night film
Saturday, April 3rd at 7:30pm JCC Metrowest Maurice Levin Theater
Director, Lisa Gossels and Melodye Feldman, the Founder of Seeking Common Ground and its flagship Building Bridges for Peace program, will be at the Q&A.
Click here for tickets and information. A dessert reception will follow the Q&A.
Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival (CT)
Monday, April 4th at 7:00pm The Emanuel Synagogue
Director Lisa Gossels will do a Reel Talk after the screening
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Sarasota Film Festival (FL)
Sunday, April 10th at 2:00pm Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20
Monday, April 11th at 8:15pm Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20
In partnership with Through a Women’s Eyes/UNIFEM
Director Lisa Gossels will be at both Q&As
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Union College (Schenectady, NY)
Wednesday, April 13th at 6:30pm
Dinner with Director Lisa Gossels and a Q&A after the 8:00pm screening
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Temple Shir Tikva (Wayland, MA)
Thursday, April 28th at 7:00pm
Lisa Gossels will be joined by Rabbi Neal Gold, Temple Shir Tikva,
Dr. Frederick Moser, Rector, Church of the Holy Spirit and Dr. Asif
Razvi, Imam, Islamic Center of Boston for a post-screening discussion.
There will be a dessert reception after the screening.
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March 2011
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival (Sonoma County, CA)
Saturday, March 19th at 4:30pm Sebastopol 9 Cinemas
Director Lisa Gossels will be at the Q&A
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Cleveland International Film Festival
Saturday, March 26th at 7:20 pm Tower City Cinemas
Sunday, March 27th at 4:45 pm Tower City Cinemas
Director Lisa Gossels will be at both Q&As
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Because I am being honored as “Someone to Watch” in Cleveland, the festival is also screening my first film, “The Children of Chabannes,” which I made with Dean Wetherell.
Friday, March 25th at 11:30am Tower City Cinemas
Sunday, March 27th at 2:05pm Tower City Cinemas
Director Lisa Gossels will be at both Q&As
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Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival (Western MA)
Sunday, March 27 at 2:30pm Smith College, Stoddard Hall Northampton
Sunday, March 27 at 6:30pm The Springfield JCC
Melodye Feldman, the Founder of Seeking Common Ground and its flagship Building Bridges for Peace program, will be at both Q&As
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Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, March 27th at 1:00pm Sabes JCC
Tuesday, March 29th at 8:00pm Sabes JCC
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NoVa Int’l Jewish Film Festival (Fairfax, VA)
Monday, March 28th at 4:00pm
Sunday, April 3rd at 1:00pm (Special Program with Seeds of Peace)
Rave Motion Pictures Fairfax Corner 14
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February 2011
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Monday, February 7th at 7:00pm
Kimball Auditorium, Hunter Conservatory
Film screening and Q&A with Director, Lisa Gossels
This screening is free and open to the public
Sponsored by the Global Studies Initiative and the Ashton J. and Virginia Graham O’Donnell Endowment in Global Studies.
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The Athena Film Festival
A Celebration of Women and Leadership
Saturday, February 12th at 3:30pm
Altshul Auditorium at Barnard College
Director Lisa Gossels will be joined by Roza Helou (OneVoice Palestine), Dana Sender (OneVoice Israel) and Rachel Steinberg (OneVoice International) for a post-screening Q&A
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Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, Rhinebeck, NY
Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Film screening and Q&A with Director, Lisa Gossels
This screening is free and open to the public
Co-Sponsored by The Rhinebeck Interact Club and the Jewish Alliance of Northern Dutchess
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Penn State Harrisburg International Film Festival
Thursday, February 24th at 6:30pm Kunkel Auditorium
Director Lisa Gossels will be at the Q&A
This screening is free and open to the public
For more information: http://harrisburg.psu.edu/calendar/event/my-so-called-enemy
January 2011
The New York Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, January 16th at 6:45pm Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center
Tuesday, January 18th at 7:30 pm The JCC on the Upper West Side
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Palm Springs International Film Festival
Saturday, January 8th at 1:00pm Palm Canyon Theatre
Sunday, January 9th at 10:00am Palm Canyon Theatre
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November 2010
Starz Denver Film Festival
Thursday, November 11th at 6:30pm
Saturday, November 13th at 5:00pm
http://www.denverfilm.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=23558&FID=54
Boston Jewish Film Festival
Thursday, November 4th at 7:00pm Museum of Fine Arts
http://bjff.bside.com/2010/films/mysocalledenemy_bjff2010;jsessionid=3B3D4F809E780972E5EEC2AB3771CC0F
October 2010
Hamptons International Film Festival
Friday, October 8 at 3:15pm
Saturday October 9 at 4:30pm
http://www.ticketinguide.com/hiff2010/My_So-Called_Enemy.html?c=y&3301=170186&curView=browseDetail&sortBy=title
Woodstock Film Festival
Saturday, October 2 at 4:45pm, Woodstock, NY
Sunday, October 3 at 5:45pm, Rhinebeck, NY
http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/festival2010/details.php?id=21044
July/August 2010
2010 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
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June 2010
AFI Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival
Silver Spring, MD
World Premiere
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