OLLI CONNECTIONS - Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
Presented by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2:30-4:30 pm
Sarasota Art Museum, Ringling College Museum Campus, 1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
$15 | 941-309-5111 • olliringlingcollege.org
CONNECTIONS is an opportunity for OLLI students and guests to connect with many of today’s pressing issues via the penetrating perspectives of contemporary documentary films.
Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, this film seeks 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 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. Soul on Fire is a testament to an extraordinary man who helped shape our collective memory of the darkest chapter of the 20th century. After the movie and discussion, there will be a reception honoring Julie Cotton, the series creator and host of CONNECTIONS. Light refreshments will be provided.