Kuoth Wiel ’14 appeared inĀ 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 organizationĀ aimed at bringing awareness of genocide in Sudan and aiding Sudanese refugees.
Wiel, who was a star in theĀ film and continues her ownĀ humanitarian efforts, will make an appearance at the screening andĀ partake in a question and answer session after the viewing.
To read about WielĀ and learn more about Genocide No More-Save Darfur, .
Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, a star in the feature film āThe Good Lie,ā has garneredĀ a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was releasedĀ in Minnesota Oct. 17,Ā has been well received and is generatingĀ Oscar buzz.Ā Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the CollegeĀ when she auditionedĀ 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 filmĀ “…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 WielĀ and her cast mates, haveĀ been featured and covered by media outlets rangingĀ from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.
Below is a list ofĀ some of theĀ local and national media coverage on Wiel:
Bring Me the NewsĢż–Ģż“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
Entertainment WeeklyĢżāĀ
Huffington PostĢżāĀ
Kare 11ĢżāĀ āAugsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoonā
MPRĢżāĀ “‘The Good Lieā treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress saysā
PeopleĢżāĀ “Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
Pioneer PressĢżāĀ ā’The Good Lieā wisely leaves story to the refugeesā
Rolling StoneĢżāĀ “This Reese Witherspoon drama about the lost boys (and girls) of Sudan is earnest to a fault, but you won’t leave unmoved”
Star TribuneĢż–Ģż“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
Kuoth Wiel ā13 visits Twin Cities for advance screening of āThe Good Lieā
Augsburg alumna Kuoth Wiel ā13 finished the final semester of her undergraduate education from afar, trading the Collegeās Minneapolis campus for film sets in Georgia and South Africa. Wiel is featured in a supporting role in āThe Good Lie,ā 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 āThe Good Lieā since the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in early September. She will introduce the Twin Citiesā first screening of āThe Good Lieā 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 10Ā edition of Augsburgās 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.
