Kuoth Wiel ’14 appeared in聽an article by aNewsCafe – a California-based online news magazine – about a screening of the film “The Good Lie” sponsored by Genocide No More-Save Darfur, an organization聽aimed at bringing awareness of genocide in Sudan and aiding Sudanese refugees.
Wiel, who was a star in the聽film and continues her own聽humanitarian efforts, will make an appearance at the screening and聽partake in a question and answer session after the viewing.
To read about Wiel聽and learn more about Genocide No More-Save Darfur, .
Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, a star in the feature film 鈥淭he Good Lie,鈥� has garnered聽a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was released聽in Minnesota Oct. 17,聽has been well received and is generating聽Oscar buzz.聽 Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the College聽when she auditioned聽for the role.
The film brings to life a fictional yet strikingly accurate story of the ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan. Born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia to Sudanese parents herself, it’s no surprise Wiel found it important to help tell this story. Being a part of the film聽“…validated all the struggles we had went through,” Wiel said in an MPR news interview.
Wiel has been traveling around the U.S. promoting the film since its September debut at the Toronto Film Festival. The film, along with Wiel聽and her cast mates, have聽been featured and covered by media outlets ranging聽from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.
Below is a list of聽some of the聽local and national media coverage on Wiel:
Bring Me the News聽–聽“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
Entertainment Weekly聽鈥撀�“Behind聽the Scenes with the Sudanese stars of ‘The Good Lie'”
Huffington Post聽鈥撀�“It’s been a long road to the big screen for the Sudanese stars of “‘The Good Lie'”
Kare 11聽鈥撀犫�淎ugsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoon鈥�
MPR聽鈥撀�“‘The Good Lie鈥� treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress says鈥�
People聽鈥撀�“Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
Pioneer Press聽鈥撀犫��’The Good Lie鈥� wisely leaves story to the refugees鈥�
Rolling Stone聽鈥撀�“This Reese Witherspoon drama about the lost boys (and girls) of Sudan is earnest to a fault, but you won’t leave unmoved”
Star Tribune聽–聽“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
Kuoth Wiel 鈥�13 visits Twin Cities for advance screening of 鈥楾he Good Lie鈥�
Augsburg alumna Kuoth Wiel 鈥�13 finished the final semester of her undergraduate education from afar, trading the College鈥檚 Minneapolis campus for film sets in Georgia and South Africa. Wiel is featured in a supporting role in 鈥淭he Good Lie,鈥� a drama about refugees from Sudan learning to navigate life in the United States with the help of a character played by Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon.
Wiel, a psychology major with Sudanese heritage, has been touring to promote 鈥淭he Good Lie鈥� since the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in early September. She will introduce the Twin Cities鈥� first screening of 鈥淭he Good Lie鈥� on October 14, and the Augsburg College community has been invited to take part in the event. Auggies also can acquire free tickets to an advance screening on October 16.
Ticket information is posted in the October 10聽edition of Augsburg鈥檚 Daily A-mail.
To learn more about the film, visit thegoodliemovie.com/.
Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, an actress in the film “The Good Lie” starring Reese Witherspoon, was featured by the Pioneer Press just before the film was set for release in Los Angeles and New York. Wiel balanced her studies and the filming of “The Good Lie” as a fourth-year student at Augsburg. Read, “‘,” on the Pioneer Press website.
