“Searing and urgent…poignant and timely… Rudavsky eloquently includes archival footage and judiciously applies animated reenactments…they are powerful and expressionistic…that face, those eyes, that voice, and those words make this such a stunning film.” - Peter Keough, The Arts Fuse
Opens January 9 | Eighty years after his family’s deportation during World War II, ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE explores the man behind the searing book Night. A revealing documentary about the known and unknown sides of Wiesel - the movie explores his conflicts, memories, and his legacy as one of the most public survivors of the Holocaust. With unique access to personal archives, and using original interviews with his wife Marion and son Elisha, the film's unique perspective highlights Wiesel's passion for human rights, whether confronting President Ronald Reagan about visiting a German cemetery, or pleading with President Clinton to take action during the war in Bosnia. With hand-painted animation by Joel Orloff and a score by Osvaldo Golijov, ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE illuminates the survivor, writer, teacher and public figure.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu