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.