St. John Film Society: SUGAR PATHWAYS

St. John Film Society presents SUGAR PATHWAYS

CONTACT: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / Andrea Leland program director: 847-280-1968

DATE: Tuesday, May 7, 2019

TIME: 7:30pm

PLACE: Bajo El Sol Gallery, Cruz Bay, ST JOHN

LINKS:

St John Film Society: http://www.stjohnfilm.com/

Bajo El Sol : https://bajo-el-sol-gallery.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

Cane Bay Films: http://canebayfilms.com/portfolio_page/sugar-pathways/

$5.00 Suggested donation

For more information contact Andrea E. Leland (340) 715-0551 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The St. John Film Society will be featuring a one-time screening SUGAR PATHWAYS ( 50-minute) documentary by Johanna Bermudez-Ruiz. Filmmaker will be present for Q & A after screening.

SYNOPSIS:

Sugar Pathways is a powerful and vibrant film that recounts the story of migration by Puerto Rican families from the small Caribbean island of Vieques to the US Virgin Islands. The severe economic conditions fueled by the “Great Depression” compelled hundreds to migrate. Twenty years later, a second migration of women, men, and children occurred. This was due to the U.S. Navy’s brutal expropriation, damage and destruction they inflicted on civilian lands, homes, and properties. This riveting film tells the story of Puerto Rican families’ survival of their journeys, their integration, and their contributions to the culture, economy and politics of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Sugar Pathways is narrated by actress Luna Lauren Vélez of the Emmy Award-winning Showtime series “Dexter.” 

FILMMAKER Johanna Bermudez - Ruiz :

A graduate of Antioch College with a specialization in film studies, Founder and Owner Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz has a passion for story-telling. Born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Johanna directed and produced the award-winning documentary, VIEQUES: AN ISLAND FORGING FUTURES, and recently completed the compelling and beautifully depicted feature-length documentary film, SUGAR PATHWAYS. Johanna was nominated Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color, and has won numerous awards including Maffa Film Festival Best Short Documentary, San Juan Cinema Fest Pitirre award for Best Short Documentary, and ImageNation Jury Special Mention Award.

SJFS is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Virgin Island Council on the Arts and St John Community Foundation. For more information, contact the St John Film Society This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visitwww.stjohnfilm.com

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