Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, a star in the feature film “The Good Lie,” has garnered a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was released in Minnesota Oct. 17, has been well received and is generating Oscar buzz. Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the College when she auditioned 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 “…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 and her cast mates, have been featured and covered by media outlets ranging from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.
Below is a list of some of the local and national media coverage on Wiel:
- Bring Me the NewsĚý–Ěý“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
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- Huffington PostĚý–Â
- Kare 11Ěý– “Augsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoon”
- MPRĚý– “‘The Good Lie’ treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress says”
- PeopleĚý– “Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
- Pioneer PressĚý– “’The Good Lie’ wisely leaves story to the refugees”
- Rolling StoneĚý– “This Reese Witherspoon drama about the lost boys (and girls) of Sudan is earnest to a fault, but you won’t leave unmoved”
- Star TribuneĚý–Ěý“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
- VarietyĚý–Ěý
Harry Boyte, co-director of Augsburg College’s Center for Democracy Citizenship and Sabo Center, recently published the article “Civic Science — Renewing the link between science and democracy” on The Huffington Post. In the article, Boyte discusses work to strengthen the connection between science and democracy. .