CANE BAY FILMS invites you to an evening of film, history, and cuisine with a screening of the documentary Sugar Pathways, and a talk by the director—award-winning filmmaker and native Virgin Islander, Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz. Accompanying this event will be an enjoyable cultural three-course dinner prepared by her sister, Crucian-Rican Chef Wanda Bermúdez-Belardo, to be held at her new establishment, Mini Mimosas (an extension of J&W Bodega). The menu is inspired by the film’s featured cultural cuisine and will be paired with select wines.
This event takes place on August 3, 2025, 5:30 to 8:30pm, at J&W Bodega, 102 Richmond, Northside Road (next to Olympic Car Rental), Christiansted, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. [You may purchase tickets at https://www.canebayfilms.com/events.]
Description: After a sold-out event on February 16, 2025, award-winning filmmaker and native Virgin Islander Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz and her sister, award-winning local Chef Wanda Bermúdez-Belardo, invite you to an encore of Sugar Pathways’ Dinner & Movie. [. . .]
“Sugar Pathways,” a U.S. Congressional award-nominated documentary directed by Bermúdez-Ruiz and narrated by Luna Lauren Vélez (Dexter, Across the Spider-Verse), explores nearly 100 years of Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands families uniting in love and culture. It is a vital piece of Virgin Islands history and identity. Guests will enjoy a three-course cocktail dinner prepared by Bermúdez-Belardo, inspired by family stories from the film.
Purchase tickets here https://www.canebayfilms.com/events
[Screenshot above from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2747886/e and provided by Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz.]