Welcome to the Melanin Mountain Film Fest, our second annual Black History Month celebration of Black excellence in cinema. Immerse yourself in a cinematic journey with four powerful films that illuminate Black stories, amplify diverse voices, showcase outstanding acting, and delve into the rich tapestry of the Black experience. Join us for a soul stirring celebration of artistry, culture, and the undeniable beauty of melanin on the silver screen at the beloved Majestic Theatre.

• Mr. Ibu, Thursday February 1 at 6:30pm

  • A Nigerian comedy starring John Okafor, Collins Muonago, Nneka Umeh

  • Director: Andy Chukwu

  • Release Date: 2004

  • Sponsored by: NU Aura Cleans

• BlacKkKlansman, Wednesday February 7 at 6:30pm

  • 2 hours 14 minutes, Crime/Comedy/Biography

  • Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.

  • Director: Spike Lee

  • Release Date: 2018

  • Sponsored by: Crested Butte Mutts

• Antebellum, Tuesday February 20 at 7:30pm

  • 1 hour 46 minutes, Horror/Mystery

  • Successful author Veronica Henley is finishing a book tour before she returns home to her husband and daughter. But a shocking turn of events is about to upend Veronica's existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality that forces her to confront her past, present and future -- before it's too late.

  • Directors: Christopher Renz, Gerard Bush

  • Release Date: 2020

  • Sponsored by: Montanya Distillers

• The Holly, Thursday February 29 at 6:30pm

  • 1 hour 43 minutes, Documentary

  • Terrance Roberts is a former gang leader who appears to have escaped his past. He is ten years from his days in prison, after which he returned to his historic Denver community to become an activist whose work won him awards and made him the face of a high-profile redevelopment of one of Denver's civil rights landmarks, Holly Square. But, as the redevelopment is coming to fruition, Roberts shocks the city by shooting a young gang member--at his own peace rally. Journalist Julian Rubinstein, who grew up in Denver, begins looking into the case and finds himself caught up in a world of gang members, activists, informants, cops, and developers uneasily coexisting in a rapidly gentrifying community. Many of them are also covertly working together on a federally funded law enforcement operation. As the city's gang violence spikes and Roberts heads to trial facing life in prison, dangerous truths about the neighborhood's cycle of violence and what happened on the day of the peace rally are revealed.

  • Director: Julian Rubenstein

  • Release Date: 2022

  • Sponsored by: The Gunnison Congregational Church