Soul On Fire
Trailer
'Soul On Fire' The Movie... It's Happening!
'Soul On Fire' feature film spends 5 days shooting at Saint Louis University
- Original Release Date:
- October 10, 2025
- Genre:
- Biopic
- News:
- John O’Leary’s story of overcoming 100% burns becomes faith-based movie ‘Soul On Fire’ (The Christian Post)
- Upcoming ‘Soul on Fire’ Spotlights Miraculous True Story (Reel Faith)
- Sony’s Affirm Films Dates ‘Soul On Fire’ Starring William H. Macy, John Corbett & Joel Courtney (Deadline)
- On Location in St. Louis (PDF - St. Louis Business Journal)
- On Fire For Good - The power of saying yes (West Newsmagazine)
- Sean McNamara's "On Fire" film is the first to use the new Show MO Motion Media Tax Credit (Missouri Dept. of Economic Development)
- On Fire (Webster-Kirkwood Times)
- Filming for ‘On Fire’ Begins on Campus (SLU news)
- John O’Leary - Setting The World (And SLU) on Fire (The University News)
- William H. Macy, John Corbett, Joel Courtney & Others Set For Sean McNamara Pic ‘On Fire’ Based On True Story Of Severe Burn Survivor John O’Leary (Deadline)
- 'On Fire,' a movie following the life of local burn survivor John O’ Leary, to be filmed in St. Louis (LaDue News)
- St. Louis native’s story to hit big screen, local filming continues (Fox)
Synopsis:
From Director Sean McNamara (Reagan, Soul Surfer), the film is inspired by the true story and 2016 bestselling book On Fire by John O’Leary. O’Leary’s story begins with his miraculous recovery from a near death accident when he was 9-years-old. Given no chance of survival, John endures an unbelievable road to recovery with the support of his family, faith, community and the kindness of his all-time idol, Baseball Hall of Fame Announcer Jack Buck. Grateful for his miracle and shaped by life’s struggles, John’s mission to better the world inspires millions to do the extraordinary.