World Refugee Day Drive-In Movie

1705 Flight Way,Tustin CA 92782

20 June, 2021

Description

Drive-In screening of The Good Lie recognizing International World Refugee Day The OC Jewish Coalition for Refugees is hosting a screening of the award-winning film, "The Good Lie" starring Reese Witherspoon as a refugee resettlement worker. Tickets are pay-what-you-can and must be purchased in advance at https://tinyurl.com/GoodLieOCJCR. Ticket proceeds will help provide services and essential items for refugees and asylum seekers in Orange County. About The Good Lie: After their village is destroyed and their parents killed by Northern militia, Sudanese orphans 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. Watch the Trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2X1zZIGtmE Food and beverages will be available for purchase. About the Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees (OCJCR): OCJCR is an all volunteer-led group of individuals, synagogues, and Jewish communal organizations inspired by our people’s history to support refugees locally and worldwide. OCJCR is a signatory to the HIAS Welcome Campaign: a network of 400+ congregations and organizations across the United States who are responding to the largest refugee crisis in human history. OCJCR hosts programs to raise awareness about the global refugee crisis and the plight of asylum seekers at our border. We help forcibly displaced people by providing direct services, educational events, and partnering with other communal and interfaith organizations. Visit us at OCJCR.org.