SGS Summer Film Festival: The Good Lie

Date
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Event Sponsor
Center for African Studies, Stanford Global Studies Division
Location
Geology Corner, Building 320, Room 105

After their village is destroyed and their parents killed by Northern militia, Sudanese orphan Theo, his siblings, and other survivors make a difficult journey to a refugee camp in Kenya. Thirteen years later, the group gets the chance to settle in the U.S. They are met in Kansas by Carrie Davis (Reese Witherspoon), who has been charged with finding them jobs. However, seeing how adrift they are in 20th-century America, Carrie endeavors to help them in rebuilding their shattered lives. Directed by Philippe Falardeau.

* There will be no Q&A this week.

This film is part of the annual SGS Summer Film Festival running most Wednesdays from June 28 to September 13. This year's festival features nine films from around that world that focus on the theme of “Finding Place: Immigration, Refugees, & Borders Across the World.” For more information on the film festival, please visit SGS Summer 2017 Film Festival

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