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Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
In his first film in over 30 years, Víctor Erice (“The Spirit of the Beehive”) makes another masterpiece, an ode to cinema following a reclusive former filmmaker investigating the two-decades-old disappearance of one of his actors.
The Time Masters (1982)
The Time Masters (1982)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Directed by visionary sci-fi animator René Laloux (Fantastic Planet) and co-written and designed by the legendary Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius), THE TIME MASTERS is a trippy, visually fantastic foray into existentialist space adventure. Newly restored!
Paris, Texas (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Wim Wenders directed this original screenplay by acclaimed playwright Sam Shepard, about a drifter (veteran character actor Harry Dean Stanton, unforgettable in a rare and welcome lead role) who tries to reconnect with the family he abandoned.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a time of international reckoning.
1-800-ON-HER-OWN
1-800-ON-HER-OWN
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Follows groundbreaking indie musician/feminist Ani DiFranco, founder of the first “woman-run non-corporate queer-happy” label, Righteous Babe Records, on a wild road trip from her punk-folk past to her life today as an activist and rock star.
Fresh Kill
Fresh Kill
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Renowned media artist Shu Lea Cheang arrives in person to present her groundbreaking debut feature, a cyberfeminist eco-thriller, newly restored for its 30th anniversary in a stunning 35mm print.
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
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 Substance
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).
Screenshot Asia: City of Wind
Screenshot Asia: City of Wind
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir’s feature debut tells the story of a child poised on the edge of adulthood as he navigates the tension between staying true to his own desires and honouring his duties.
Screenshot Asia: In Flames
Screenshot Asia: In Flames
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
A widow, her adult daughter, and her tween-aged son are haunted by ghosts of the past and the patriarchy when their paternal grandfather dies in this heart-wrenching Middle Eastern Gothic story.
Screenshot Asia: Black Dog
Screenshot Asia: Black Dog
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
A taciturn loner and a stray dog bond in this beautiful tale of cross-species kindred spirits set against widescreen images of the Gobi Desert.
Screenshot Asia: Sweet Dreams
Screenshot Asia: Sweet Dreams
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Tumultuous events triggered by the death of a Dutch sugar plantation owner who ends up leaving his Indian Ocean island estate to his young illegitimate son - the child of his Indonesian housemaid.
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: Michael (1924)
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: Michael (1924)
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Featuring live piano accompaniment, Danish film master Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterpiece MICHAEL is an unusually sensitive, decorous work of art and one of the earliest, most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history.
Negativland Documentary and Live Performance
Negativland Documentary and Live Performance
Harris Theater
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Delight in a screening of STAND BY FOR FAILURE: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NEGATIVLAND directed by Ryan Worsley. After, experience a live performance by Negativland in WE CAN REALLY FEEL LIKE WE’RE HERE, accompanied by SUE-C’s unique and immersive visuals.
Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival: Two by Buster Keaton!
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.

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Sugarcane
September 13-19

    

    

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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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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 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.

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


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