The Good Lie producers launch humanitarian fund

Producers behind Reese Witherspoon’s new refugee drama The Good Lie are shining the spotlight on the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan by setting up a special charity fund. In the film, which is based on real-life events, the actress stars as a tough-talking American assigned to help four young Sudanese refugees, known as the Lost Boys of Sudan, relocate to the U.S.
Now filmmakers are using the movie to highlight the struggles faced by children left orphaned and homeless by the violence in the African region by establishing The Good Lie Fund to help support victims of the Civil War and in particular, those seeking solace at Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp.
Producer Molly Smith says, “We want to make a difference with this movie. It’s a movie that inspires you. Their culture inspires you. Their story inspires you.”
A benefit gala to raise funds for the cause is set to be held in Washington, D.C. later this month (Sep14).