OUR STORIES. UNAPOLOGETICALLY ON THE SILVER SCREEN.
We’re back at the Majestic Theatre for the 4th Annual Melanin Mountain Film Fest, elevating Black voices at 9,000 feet. Join us this Black History Month as we spotlight the creators and disruptors redefining the narrative on screen.
New films. Same soul. Experience the brilliance of Black storytelling at high altitude.
MOVIE LINEUP
WE THE SURFERS | Thursday 2/5 at 7:30pm | 51min | NR
In a small village in Liberia, a West African country scarred by 20 years of civil war, local surfers are striving to change their destiny and that of their village through the creation of a surf club. Five years after the documentary "Water Get No Enemy", surfer and filmmaker Arthur Bourbon returns to Liberia to reconnect with his friends and document the evolution of surfing in the village.
Director: Arthur Bourbon | Producer: Dan O’Sullivan | Production Company: Hand Studio
Release Date: October 2025
Sponsored By: Crusty Butt Mutts
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SARAH’S OIL | Sunday 2/15 at 6:30pm | 1hr 43min | Rated PG
An African American girl born in the early 1900s believes there is oil beneath the land she’s allotted and her faith is proven right. But as oil sharks close in, she must turn to her family and some wildcatters to maintain control of her land.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Producers: Zachary Levi, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Derrick Williams… | Production Company: Kingdom Story Company, Wonder Project
Release Date: November 2025
Sponsored By: Oh Be Dogful Pet Ranch
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SINNERS | Wednesday 2/25 at 7:30pm | 2hr 27min | Rated R
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Producers: Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler | Production Company: Proximity Media
Release Date: April 2025
Sponsored By: A Bar Above
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST | Thursday 2/26 at 6:30pm | 2hr 13min | Rated R
When a powerful music mogul is targeted by a ransom plot, he is forced to fight for his family and legacy while jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Director: Spike Lee | Producers: Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman | Production Company: A24
Release Date: August 2025
Sponsored By:
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