04/23/2026
Brava Presents is proud to announce our very first edition of ‘Scissor Cinema: A Double Feature’! Please join us in celebrating the beginning of Pride Month on June 5th and come back June 6th where Brava will screen two iconic Sapphic films.
June 5th: The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye
The Watermelon Woman (1996) is a 1996 American romantic drama-comedy film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye. The first feature film directed by a Black le***an, it stars Dunye as Cheryl, a young Black le***an working a day job in a video store while trying to make a film about Fae Richards, a Black actress from the 1930s known for playing the stereotypical “mammy" roles to which Black actresses were relegated during the period.
June 6th: Saving Face by Alice Wu
Saving Face (2004) Wil is a le***an, but she does not dare tell her widowed mother, Hwei-lan, or her very traditional grandparents. She's shocked, however, to find out she's not the only one in her family with romantic secrets when she learns that her 48-year-old mother is pregnant. Unwilling to reveal who the father is, Hwei-lan is kicked out of her parents' home and must move in with Wil, which puts a strain on Wil's budding relationship with openly gay Vivian.
This screening is in collaboration with Less Than Half Pictures, our in-house Production Team, where 2/4 of it’s founders are Le***an filmmakers.
Please join us for two nights of fun, themed drinks, laughter, and community. See you there!
