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The Substance
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Demi Moore portrays a fading Hollywood star feuding with the manifestation of her younger self (Margaret Qualley) in this award-winning body-horror satire from writer-director Coralie Fargeat (Revenge).
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: Two by Buster Keaton!
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival returns for a very special centenary double bill screening of two films from one of the all-time great filmmakers and performers, Buster Keaton, accompanied by a two truly one-of-a-kind musical performances.
The Forest Hills
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Rico, played by the enigmatic Chiko Mendez, longs to be understood and is tormented by a series of visions after a head injury in the Catskill Mountains. Also starring Edward Furlong and Shelley Duvall.
Daytime Revolution
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Beatles fans and TV history buffs, join us for a one-night-only screening of the documentary DAYTIME REVOLUTION. Come learn about the five unforgettable episodes of televsion that aired in 1972 with John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the helm.
Cinema Laika (2024) and Ariel (1988)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Director Veljko Vidak arrives in person to present his documentary that follows Aki Kaurismaki as he builds a movie theater in a village in Finland.
Burden of Dreams (1982)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Newly restored, Les Blank’s documentary remains perhaps the most compelling behind-the-scenes movie ever made about a film production.
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Herzog’s pictorially stunning—and stunningly ambitious—adventure film/comedy stars Klaus Kinski as the deranged Fitzcarraldo, a European businessman determined to build an opera house in Iquitos, Peru.
Boom: A film about the Sonics
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
'Boom' tells the untold story of one of rock 'n' roll's wildest and most influential bands, The Sonics. For the first time ever, all five original members of the band tell the story of how it all went down, beginning to end.
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. is as unlike a “normal” rock documentary as Fugazi were unlike a normal rock band. Consisting of a carefully chosen selection of fan-lensed videos, it is the closest thing to seeing the legendary group live.
The Fall (2006)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Tarsem Singh’s genre-defying, eye-candy-packed, endlessly idiosyncratic 2006 movie is the kind of project that inspires cult fandom. Now restored, it's back on the big screen!
Three Stooges Festival
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Join the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and our host Sean Collier as we present six of the Three Stooges' best comedy shorts. Prizes and surprises await!
Union
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York.
Ganja and Hess (1973)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
After being stabbed with an anicent, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable appetite for blood in this art house classic.

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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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