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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
In 1766, something terrifying stalked the mountains of south-western France: a beast that preyed on humans and animals with a terrible ferocity. To this day no one is sure what it was: wolf, hyena, or something supernatural?
Assault on Precinct 13
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Written, directed, scored, and edited by John Carpenter two years prior to HALLOWEEN, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 combines the template of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with the spirit of RIO BRAVO to forge a movie like no other.
Return to Seoul
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The 2023 CMU IFF, “Faces of Change,” continues a legacy of screening world-class films and hosting insightful discussions with directors, filmmakers, academics, and community members from around the world—bringing together the greater PGH community.
Return to Seoul
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Freddie, a young French woman, finds herself spontaneously tracking down the South Korean birth parents she has never met while in Seoul. From this simple premise, Cambodian-French filmmaker Davy Chou spins an unpredictable, careening narrative.
Woman on the Roof
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The 2023 CMU IFF, “Faces of Change,” continues a legacy of screening world-class films and hosting insightful discussions with directors, filmmakers, academics, and community members from around the world—bringing together the greater PGH community.
Godland
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The struggle between the strictures of religion and our own brute animal nature plays out amid the beautifully forbidding landscapes of remote Iceland in this stunning psychological epic from director Hlynur Pálmason.
Rodeo
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Hot-tempered and fiercely independent, Julia (Julie Ledru) is a gearhead who thrives in hostile environments and turns every situation to her advantage.
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Director Lisa Cortés’ eye-opening documentary explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music, shining a clarifying light on the Black, queer origins of rock ’n’ roll, and establishing the genre’s big bang: Richard Wayne Penniman.

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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.

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Updated June 10, 2022: Masks are not required while attending indoor events taking place at Pittsburgh Cultural Trust theaters and facilities. Learn more about current policies below.

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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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