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Wayland native makes a splash in retail

Wayland Town Crier 11/26/12: Wayland native makes a splash in retail. Resort apparel and lifestyle brand Island Company celebrates its 10th year with the opening…

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Wayland native screening film in Arlington

Wayland Town Crier 10/15/12: Wayland native screening film in Arlington. Wayland native Lisa Gossels, director of the film “My So-Called Enemy,” will be screening the film at the Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) at the Regent Theatre on Friday, Oct. 19 at 8:45pm. Earlier in the day, the film will be screened at both Arlington high schools, followed by a question-and-answer session with Lisa Gossels. The students will learn about Gossels’ amazing experience of chronicling the lives of six young women over a period of seven years, lives that changed dramatically after participating in a peace building camp.

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Pearl Harbor, WWII action vivid for some

Nashua Telegraph 12/7/11: Pearl Harbor, WWII action vivid for some. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a call to action for millions of Americans. Thousands of young men and women could barely wait to enlist in the armed services to defend America. Count Wayland native Pete Ziner, 88, among them. He was a sophomore at Northeastern University in Boston when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He stayed in school until July 1943, then enlisted as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Corps, now the U.S. Air Force. “When we first got into the war, I was anxious to get into the service,” he said. “I thought I would stay in school for a while, but ultimately, I just had to get in. The whole country was involved. I felt it was my duty, particular because my father had served in World War I.” Ziner, at age 22, was one of 10 men on the plane that completed the final bombing mission on Japan in 1945. Only Ziner, the crew’s radar operator, and the flight navigator are still alive today, he said. That trip was the longest bombing mission in World War II, he said, spanning 3,700 miles around the country. The flight lasted 17 hours. Near the end of the flight, Ziner and his crew members heard over the radio that the Japanese had surrendered. The war was over.

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Roxbury Film Festival aims to inspire change

Bay State Banner 7/23/11: Roxbury Film Festival aims to inspire change. For the 13th year, the Roxbury International Film Festival (RIFF) will celebrate films made by or about people of color. The festival will run for four days starting one week from tomorrow on July 28. "My So-Called Enemy," also enlightens and inspires its audience, this time on an international level. The documentary was directed by Wayland, Mass. native Lisa Gossels, and it follows the stories of six Israeli and Palestinian teenagers who come to Building Bridges for Peace, a camp in the United States, to find a way to understand the other side of the conflict that overshadows their lives. Over ten days, they begin to build friendships amongst each other and their enemies become their lifelong friends. "My So-Called Enemy" will screen at Coolidge Corner on Monday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. as a pre-opening night event. To see a complete listing of festival films and show times visit roxburyfilmfestival.org.

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Wayland native wins Best Documentary Feature award

Wayland Town Crier 11/30/10: Wayland native wins Best Documentary Feature award. Wayland native Lisa Gossels won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 22nd annual Boston Jewish Film Festival for "My So-Called Enemy" as voted on by audience members. Overall, 36 films from 15 countries were screened at the festival. My So-Called Enemy follows six young Palestinian and Israeli women who meet as teens in a 2002 U.S. women’s leadership program, Building Bridges for Peace. Their experience dramatically complicates the next seven years of their lives.

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