Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire - JIFF Sydney

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.

Rating: Unclassified 15+

Runtime: 87 minutes

Director: Oren Rudavsky

Presented by The Joint Australia as part of the Jewish International Film Festival. Elie Wiesel, saved by JDC as a young man, became The Joint Australia’s first international patron. He was later interviewed in New York by our President, Eva Fischl, reflecting on his lifelong connection to The Joint’s mission.