Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

A man in a suit sits at a desk with a typewriter, papers, and books. Behind him, a window with floral curtains reveals a body of water. A mirror reflects his profile and part of the room, adding depth to the vintage office setting.

"Sometimes I'm afraid the tale might be forgotten.

Sometimes I'm afraid it is forgotten already." - Elie Wiesel

 

Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, we seek to understand the man behind Elie Wiesel's searing and widely read memoir Night. Told largely through his own words and eloquent voice, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire seeks to penetrate to the heart of the known and unknown Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) — his passions, his conflicts and his legacy as one of the most public survivors of the trauma of the Holocaust. With unique access to personal archives, original interviews and employing hand painted animation, the film illuminates Wiesel’s biography as a survivor, writer, teacher, public figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner.


Free admission! Sponsored by Cornell Hillel and the Ithaca Area United Jewish Community.


Part of our "Campus Collaborations" series. In English and French with English subtitles. Courtesy of Panorama Films.

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