My So-Called Enemy |

What would you do if you had friends on the other side?

a documentary film by Lisa Gossels

An insightful, moving, important film… Extraordinary.
– Stewart Nusbaumer, The Huffington Post

The teenage girls who make such compelling protagonists in “My So-Called Enemy”… offer inspiring examples of reconciliation in that embattled region.
– Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

This film offered our campus a complex and compelling look at the real lives of young women within Israel and Palestine and sparked deep conversations about nationhood, identity, forgiveness and relationships. I don’t believe we’ll find anything better than what “My So-Called Enemy” presented.
– Ross Wantland, Director, Office of Inclusion & Intercultural Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The inspiration behind inviting Lisa Gossels to Mount Holyoke College was hope – hope for having honest conversations even in the situations when positive outcomes seem too hard to achieve. With “My So-Called Enemy,” we find ourselves opening our hearts and minds to new possibilities, thinking differently about the potential limitations imposed by narratives, identities and labels – and embracing the human bond as the most powerful tool in creating dialogue.
– Elizaveta Lozovaya and Amelia Ender, Muslim and Jewish Chaplains & Community Advisors; Mount Holyoke College

GOOD EGG PRODUCTIONS presents MY SO-CALLED ENEMY directed & produced by
LISA GOSSELS produced by EDEN WURMFELD cinematography by JUSTIN SCHEIN edited by
LISA GOSSELS, DAVID MEHLMAN & TOBY SHIMIN music by NATHAN LARSON