Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
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Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

Director and Producer Oren Rudavsky

With unique access to Elie Wiesel’s family and his personal archives, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire explores the known and unknown Elie Wiesel through his private and public life: his passions, his conflicts, and his legacy.


Year of Completion

2024

Available Here
  • PBS • Fall 2025
Theatrical Release Date

11+ cities including NY and LA (2025)

Festivals
  • Telluride Film Festival
  • Hamptons Film Festival
  • DocAviv
  • San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
  • New York Jewish Film Festival
  • Miami Jewish Film Festival
  • Chicago Jewish Film Festival
  • JxJ DC Jewish Film Festival
  • Berkshire Jewish Film Festival
  • Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival
Accolades
  • Best Documentary Award, JFilm Festival Pittsburgh
  • Yad Vashem Award to dir Oren Rudavsky, Doc Aviv

Oren Rudavsky

Oren Rudavsky

Director, Producer

Oren is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and several NEH and NEA grants. Rudavsky recently directed the American Masters documentary: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People, nominated for an Emmy as part of the American Masters series as well as a Critics Choice Award. His film A Life Apart: Hasidism in America was short-listed for the Academy Awards and broadcast on PBS, and his film Hiding and Seeking was nominated for an Independent Spirit award and was chosen for the PBS POV series. Oren co-wrote and directed The Treatment, his fiction feature starring Chris Eigeman, Ian Holm and Famke Janssen. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival where it was awarded Best Film, Made in New York. Other work by Rudavsky includes Colliding Dreams, Witness Theater, Time for School, And Baby Makes Two, Spark Among the Ashes, At the Crossroads, Theater of the Palms, Dreams So Real and A Film About My Home.

Project logline and bios courtesy of the grantees.