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The Shrouds
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Still grieving the loss of his wife, a technological entrepreneur (Vincent Cassel) finds what’s left of his world collapsing into a nightmare of sex, paranoia, and grief in David Cronenberg’s most personal film.
Steel City Horror Show
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Host Sean Collier will tell you all about our surprise flick, while the mysterious Dr. Gielgud returns with in-theater scares and pre-show surprises — but which Dr. Gielgud will we meet this time?
The Cramps and the Mutants: The Napa State Tapes
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
See the long-lost 1978 tapes of art-punks the Mutants and psychobilly maniacs the Cramps playing at Napa State Psychiatric Hospital, unedited, fully remastered from the original reel-to-reel videotape. Plus new short doc "We Were There to Be There."
Björk: Cornucopia
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Björk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist’s groundbreaking tour that mesmerized audiences worldwide for five years.
Tall Tales
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales—a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making.
The Wind (1928)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
After the debut screening at the Museum of Modern Art, this is the first chance for U.S. audiences to see this brand new restoration starring Lillian Gish. Benefits the Pittsburgh Silent Film Society & Festival, includes an exclusive event poster.
Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
British icons The Zombies reflect on 60 years of their musical path, from teenage friends to legends in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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About the Harris Theater

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's Harris Theater is one of the most active arts facilities in the region showing art films nearly every day of the year.

Formerly known as the Art Cinema, the Harris Theater represents a milestone in the redevelopment of Liberty Avenue. The Art Cinema was the first moving picture house in Pittsburgh to commercially show art movies until competition from other city theaters led to its conversion to an adult movie house in the 1960s. As part of its mission to transform the Cultural District, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust purchased and restored the facility leading to further conversions of run-down properties along the Liberty Avenue corridor. With a total of 194 seats, including a fully restored balcony, the Harris Theater officially opened to the public for movies and live performances on November 9, 1995. The theater is one of the few that has retained 35mm film projectors that are utilized regularly.

The Harris was named through a gift from the Buhl Foundation after John P. Harris, co-founder of the Nickelodeon—the first theater solely dedicated to the showing of motion pictures—and a Pennsylvania State Senator. The Harris Theater features contemporary, foreign, and classic films.

Films For All

The Harris Theater has installed the necessary equipment to provide closed movie captioning and audio description to patrons for digital films that offer these features. Films with captioning and audio description available will be noted when available.

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Concessions

Concessions are available for all screenings and the Harris Theater is now BYOB. Guests who bring alcoholic beverages must be 21 years or older and provide valid photo ID upon request, a $5 charge will be issued per guest.

Directions

The address is 809 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Call the Harris directly at 412-930-8053.


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