Tickets go on sale this week for GJFF’s SummerFest’s Call Me Dancer
July 15, 2024
Tickets for the South Carolina premier of the award-winning documentary Call Me Dancer as well as a dance workshop with the star of the film go on sale this week.
The Greenville Jewish Film Festival’s SummerFest 2024 will offer a unique blend of cultures this year as the feature presentation tells the saga of a Mumbai street dancer’s journey under the guidance of an Israeli ballet master.
Call Me Dancer is a story about perseverance, passion, culture and unlikely friendships directed and produced by Leslie Shampaine, and recently won a Magnolia Award for Best Documentary at the Shanghai TV Festival
The film follows Manish Chauhan, a street dancer from Mumbai, whose working-class parents depend on their only son’s financial support. His life changes after he accidentally walks into an inner-city dance school and encounters the brilliant but curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli ballet master Yehuda Maor. The ambitious Manish becomes determined to make it as a professional dancer, but the odds are stacked against him. Together, Manish and Yehuda transform each other’s lives, searching to uncover who and what they are. Yehuda seeks purpose and a place to call home. Manish dreams of dancing on the world stage but struggles to break free from the confines of his economic and social circumstances.
SummerFest will be held Sunday, August 25 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Gunter Theatre, 300 S. Main Street, Greenville. In addition to the screening, the festival is offering a Master Dance Workshop with Manish at the Gunter Theatre on Sunday, August 25 from noon to 1:30 p.m. with the ticket purchase. This one-of-a-kind advanced intermediate/advanced masterclass features contemporary dance movement.
Tickets can be purchased through the Peace Center website at www.peacecenter.org starting July 16. Adult tickets are $50, and people wanting to purchase student tickets at $25 can email [email protected] for a code. Tickets include: the dance workshop with Manish, the film screening, a guest appearance by Manish, and Indian Street Food from Saffron Indian Cuisine.
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 powerfully. Learn more at greenvillejewishfilmfestival.com.
