MELANIN

June 3, 2023 4:00pm

AMC MAGIC JOHNSON THEATER

• Melanin
• Director: Darren Brown
• Harlem Premiere
• USA, 2022, 120 min
• Category: Feature/Drama

SYNOPSIS

After a series of personal and professional setbacks, a white advertising executive signs up to participate in a trial for an experimental drug designed to make your skin appear tanned. When the pill yields unexpected results, Mike is forced to experience everyday life as a black man.
Tensions rise in his community when a young black boy is shot by police. The changed color of Mike’s skin becomes a life defining trait after his own tragic encounter with law enforcement.