Tickets are now on sale for the Greenville Jewish Film Festival’s biggest SummerFest ever

GREENVILLE, SC – Tickets for the two films that are part of the 2025 SummerFest went on sale this morning.

The Greenville Jewish Film Festival will be showing The South Carolina premiere of Welcome to Yiddishland, the acclaimed documentary exploring the global revival of Yiddish culture as well as a first-of-its-kind streaming presentation of The Muses of Bashevis Singer at this year’s SummerFest.

Tickets can be purchased at greenvillejewishfilmfestival.com.

In addition, SummerFest 2025 will feature an unforgettable evening at the Sigal Music Museum, featuring live music by Zoe & Cloyd followed by a screening of the short documentary Days Between Rest. Tickets for that event can be purchased here. (https://shorturl.at/OJqP5) 

Since 2018, the Greenville Jewish Film Festival has aimed to inspire the community to find more connections through the art of film. The main event each year is SummerFest, and this will be the first time the event will run for multiple days. 

The Festival kicks off Wednesday, August 20 at 7 p.m. at the Sigal Music Museum, 516 Buncombe Street, Greenville, with a celebration of Yiddish culture. The evening features:

• Live performance by acclaimed duo Zoe & Cloyd, blending bluegrass, klezmer, old-time, and folk -- renowned for their “soaring harmonies and heartfelt songwriting”

• A reception with mocktails and cultural desserts created by Project Host.

• The short film Days Between Rest: a portrait of Rachel Namudosi, a third-generation Jewish Ugandan singer, exploring family, music, faith, and the Abayudaya community.

• Trailers for Welcome to Yiddishland and The Muses of Bashevis Singer.

This musical evening is sponsored by John and Susan Stewart.

The main event takes place Sunday, August 24 at 4 p.m., at Camelot Cinemas, 48 E. Antrim Drive, featuring a screening of Welcome to Yiddishland, sponsored by Thomas and Sandra Kester. Directed by Ros Horin, the documentary offers "an upbeat, witty and timely exploration" of a global community of artists breathing life into Yiddish -- what it calls a “heartland without borders.” Tickets can be purchased at www.greenvillejewishfilmfestival.com

The Festival’s grand finale film is The Muses of Bashevis Singer, available to stream from August 25 through September 1. This documentary delves into the life of Nobel-winner Isaac Bashevis Singer, focusing on the critical contributions of the female translators who shaped and inspired his work through personal interviews and rare archival footage. It reveals a previously untold chapter of his literary legacy. Streaming can be purchased at www.greenvillejewishfilmfestival.com

About The Greenville Jewish Film Festival:

The Greenville Jewish Film Festival, established in 2018, hopes to inspire the community to see beyond differences, and instead, connect over the ties that bind everyone – respect, love and humanity. The selection of movies allows for an opportunity to think critically and feel powerful. Learn more at www.greenvillejewishfilmfestival.com.