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Sugar pathways screening & Dinner
Sunday, August 3, 2025
5:30 - 8:30 PM

J&W Bodega
Christiansted, St. Croix

Join us for a special intimate evening of culture, film, history, & food with internationally award-winning filmmaker and native Virgin Islander, Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz. Experience watching the U.S. Congressional featured award-nominated documentary film, Sugar Pathways, narrated by Emmy award-winning actress Luna Lauren Vélez.

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We are excited and looking forward to seeing you at this ground-breaking evening of Virgin Islands culture, film, history, & food.

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Time: 5:30PM – 8:30PM film run time 50 mins.

Ticket cost for screening & dinner: $160

Location: J&W Bodega 
102 Richmond, Northside Road-Christiansted next to Olympic Car Rental.

Attire: Island Chic (outdoor event)

For info contact: Yolanda Prosser @ 561-818-3308  or cbfevents@canebayfilms.com

*Seating is limited, and no refunds after Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Accompanying this event will be an enjoyable cultural three-course dinner prepared by award-winning Crucian-Rican Chef Wanda Bermúdez-Belardo, to be held at her new establishment J&W Bodega.

Local Chef Bermúdez-Belardo will prepare a menu inspired by the documentary film’s featured cultural cuisine, history, and family.

Dishes include peril, local conch, crucian stuffing, saltfish Gundy, flan, and more. Guests will experience a dinner paired with select wines.

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Join us for another great time together

In February we hosted a magical evening at J&W Bodega / Mini Mimosas in Christiansted where guests had a chance to watch Sugar Pathways and enjoy dinner prepared by award-winning Crucian-Rican Chef Wanda Bermúdez-Belardo. Scroll down for photos from the February event.

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Show your support

If you would like to support what we do and especially our Film Industry Workforce Training Program, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, write in the memo: Cane Bay Films.

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Cane Bay Films Workforce Training and Economic Development Film Industry Program (CBF-WTEDFIP) is a 17-week semester-apprenticeship Film Standard Industry program, comparable to National and International film schools, for ages 18 years and over. CBF-WTEDFIP's independent Hollywood instructors have lectured at University of Southern California, New York Film Academy, and UCLA and have worked with Apple TV, Amazon Studios, Netflix, and Disney-Warner Brothers.

CBF-WTEDFIP is committed to diversifying the economy by creating a viable workforce, generating new small businesses, and creating long term skilled careers working in the film industry and other service sectors. CBF-WTEDFIP's mission is to build an educational film soundstage institution contributing to creative-innovators, thriving economy, and a safe Virgin Islands’ community.

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Sponsorship

This event is made possible with the support of Aqua Mist, Blue Sky Real Estate, Bread & Butter, Cane Roots Gallery, CC1, Colorama, Department of Tourism, Diageo - Captain Morgan Rum, Economic Development Authority, Fiji Water, One Communications, Plessen Healthcare, PromoTix, The Baths Realty Group, Vivot Equipment Corporation, Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park (RT Park). Thank you!

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INterested in sponsorship?

If you would like to sponsor or recommend a sponsor(s) to our next Sugar Pathways Dinner & Movie, please contact:
 jbr@canebayfilms.com

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