2025 Three Rivers Film Festival at The Lindsay

Tickets are now on sale for all individual Three Rivers screenings, as well as full festival and other passes. You can purchase tickets online via Film Pittsburgh’s website, and at The Lindsay on the day of each screening. Please direct all ticketing-related questions to Film Pittsburgh via info@filmpittsburgh.org or 412-426-FILM (3456).

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Aontas

NR | 1h 31min | Thriller, Crime

Director: Damian McCann

Stars: Carrie Crowley, Bid Brennan, Eva-Jane Gaffney

Thursday, Nov. 13 @ 7 P.M. (In Irish, with subtitles)

Aontas received Best Feature and Best Director honors at the 2025 Manchester Film Festival. This international crime thriller follows three women who rob an Irish Credit Union. Their heist goes horribly wrong, and everyone involved can only reflect on the choices and events that drove these women to their fates.

“Aontas features some terrific performances from stalwarts Carrie Crowley and Brid Brennan,” raves Screen International. Director Damian McCann made “a thoroughly gripping and exceptional film,” declares Film Threat.

“Aontas is a rare gem—a thriller that leaves you on the edge of your seat as the revelations spool out, but also a masterwork of film construction and craft.”

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Mistura

NR | 1h 37min | Drama

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil

Stars: Barbara Mori, Cesar Ballumbrosio, Christian Meier

Friday, Nov. 14 @ 7 P.M. (In Spanish, with subtitles)

Mistura is a festival circuit favorite, having already been awarded the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Durango Independent Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival and Stony Brook Film Festival. Set in 1960s Peru, it chronicles a formerly privileged woman’s culinary journey following a change in her societal status.

Director Ricardo de Montreuil gives audiences “a delicious look at Peru,” praises We Live Entertainment. Mistura is “a vivid tale of self-discovery and change,” applauds Loud and Clear Reviews.

“De Montreuil paints this transformation against the beautiful backdrop of Peru, with breathtaking cinematography that captures every detail. … These visuals are more than just beautiful; they feel alive, showcasing Peru in a way that feels both intimate and grand.”

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The Fisherman

NR | 1h 48min | Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Zoey Martinson

Stars: Ricky Adelayitar, Endurance Dedzo, William Lamptey

Saturday, Nov. 15 @ 4 P.M.

The Fisherman is a Ghanaian film that recently won the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at the Cordillera International Film Festival. This heartwarming and surreal romp finds a retired fisherman embarking on an unexpected adventure with a talking fish.

Director Zoey Martinson’s film “has a lovely musical opening” and “some first-rate snappy dialogue,” lauds RogerEbert.com. “The dialogue is delightfully wacky,” and “the earnestness of the story will have you chuckling and smirking in no time,” proclaims Sinema Focus.

“Ultimately, The Fisherman feels first like a recognition, then a reconciliation between past and present for its protagonist and his family. The ending is more emotionally satisfying because it honors the core of this ethos.” 

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Transplant

NR | 1h 33min | Drama, Thriller

Director: Jason Park

Stars: Bill Camp, Eric Nam, Laurence Leboeuf

Saturday, Nov. 15 @ 7 P.M.

Transplant is filmmaker Jason Park’s feature directorial debut. It stars Eric Nam as Jonah, a highly motivated surgical resident. Jonah is pushed to his limits after landing a coveted spot training under Dr. Edward Harmon (Bill Camp), a legendary heart transplant surgeon who’s obsessed with protecting his perfect reputation.

“Medical students everywhere will likely feel vindicated at how their vocations’ unique struggles are rendered with uncomfortable accuracy” in Transplant, commends the Chicago Reader. Park’s medical thriller is “a meet cute between Whiplash and Grey’s Anatomy,” writes RogerEbert.com.

“The film lands the former’s nose-to-the-grindstone protege, but graciously lacks the melodrama of the latter. … Park’s crowning achievement in Transplant is his ability to craft a diverse, but balanced tone throughout the story. “

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For Worse

NR | 1h 30min | Romantic Comedy

Director: Amy Landecker

Stars: Amy Landecker, Bradley Whitford, Nico Hiraga

Sunday, Nov. 16 @ 3 P.M.

For Worse is a new rom com from writer-director Amy Landecker, who is mostly known for her acting work in projects such as the Coen Brothers’ dramedy A Serious Man and the Prime Video series Transparent. Landecker also stars in For Worse as a newly sober divorcee who starts a new fling with a younger man.

Her film also stars Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), and “their chemistry feels immediate, loose with warmth and crackling with possibility,” declares The Hollywood Reporter. “Amy Landecker’s thoughtful and deeply feminine debut celebrates new beginnings at any age,” raves Variety.

“Landecker’s comedy carves its own meaningful spot among recent releases about mature women seeking new directions. … The heroine of it all is Landecker herself, who plays Lauren with gusto as a woman who increasingly owns up to her well-earned age and enduring sexuality.”

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The Tallest Dwarf

NR | 1h 32min | Documentary

Director: Julie Wyman

Sunday, Nov. 16 @ 6 P.M.

The Three Rivers Film Festival is screening The Tallest Dwarf ahead of its PBS Independent Lens debut on April 6, 2026. This riveting documentary charts filmmaker Julie Wyman’s quest to find her place within the little people (LP) community at a moment when dwarf identity is poised to radically change.

Wyman crafted an “extremely compelling” examination of how dwarfism has been viewed and how it’s perceived today, applauds Cultress. The Tallest Dwarf “shows the power of body acceptance” in any community, proclaims Forbes.

“In the film, Wyman explores the diverse experiences of LPs through both in-depth interviews and movement-based workshops captured on film. The Tallest Dwarf asks the viewer to consider important questions, like, ‘What if the culture created pathways for LPs to love and accept their bodies?'”