Biography

Lisa is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. A member of Selah, a national network of Jewish social justice leaders, Lisa became a documentarian because she believes in the power of film to affect social change. Lisa is the President of Good Egg Productions, Inc, a New York City-based production company. Her first film, the Emmy Award-winning "The Children of Chabannes," which she made with Dean Wetherell, won 10 film festival awards, had a limited theatrical release, aired on HBO Signature, local PBS stations and is distributed by Docurama. Lisa's second film, "My So-Called Enemy," has garnered a CINE Golden Eagle and five film festival awards since premiering at Silverdocs in 2010. She was honored as "Someone to Watch" at the 2011 Cleveland International Film Festival.
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Lisa Gossels is an Emmy® Award-winning documentarian whose films have garnered twenty awards and honors. Her first feature documentary, "The Children of Chabannes," made with Dean Wetherell, won a 2001 Emmy® Award, 10 film festival awards, had a limited theatrical release, aired on HBO Signature, local PBS stations and is distributed in the home video market by Cinedigm. "The Children of Chabannes" has been praised as "One of the most heartening Holocaust films ever made-splendid, informative and emotionally involving," (Los Angeles Times) and called "A seamless memoir of courage and a tribute to the human spirit." (New York Daily News)

Lisa's second film, "My So-Called Enemy," garnered a CINE Golden Eagle and five film festival awards since premiering at Silverdocs in 2010. (And Lisa received three directing awards in the process.) "My So-Called Enemy" aired on the WORLD Channel in the "Global Voices" public television series and is now being distributed in the institutional/educational markets by New Day Films. "My So-Called Enemy" has been cited as "A provocative, balanced film that offers unexpected hope for resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." (Washington City Paper) and "An insightful, moving, important film. Extraordinary." (The Huffington Post)

A member of the Selah Leadership Network, Lisa became a documentarian because she believes in the power of film to effect social change. She does a lot of teaching and speaking with "My So-Called Enemy" and "The Children of Chabannes" at educational, religious and cultural institutions, engaging youth, secular and faith communities in dialogue. Lisa has served as a Juror for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, The Cleveland International Film Festival, The Ivy Film Festival and The Woodstock Festival.

Beyond her documentary work, Lisa produces and directs advocacy, promotional and educational films for clients through her New York City-based company, Good Egg Productions. She consults with documentarians on all aspects of filmmaking and storytelling - from pre-production through distribution and outreach - and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lisa Gossels