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2024 Three Rivers Film Festival at The Lindsay
November 15 @ 5:00 pm – November 17 @ 9:00 pm
Three Rivers Film Festival Returns to The Lindsay with 6 Films—and 2 locally made gems
Two high-profile examples of Pittsburgh’s filmmaking prowess will play at The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center this November as part of Film Pittsburgh’s 2024 Three Rivers Film Festival. Both screenings will be followed by cast and crew Q&As.
Three Rivers, which was recently crowned this region’s Best Film Festival by Pittsburgh City Paper readers, returns to The Lindsay with six screenings from Nov. 15-17. This is the fourth time that The Lindsay will serve as a satellite location for Three Rivers, which spotlights independent cinema from around the world and takes place across multiple venues from Nov. 13-20.
Advance tickets are available for individual films at the Three Rivers Film Festival website, as well as full festival and other passes. Ticketing questions should be directed to the Film Festival, 412-426-FILM (3456). Tickets can be purchased in person at the Lindsay Theater on the day of each screening and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Flow
Friday, November 15 @ 5:00 P.M. – Pittsburgh Premiere
Flow is an animated adventure about a cat whose home is devastated by a destructive flood. He seeks refuge on a drifting sailboat, along with a collection of other displaced animals searching for dry land. This visually sumptuous and heartfelt film also happens to be Latvia’s submission for Best International Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Friday, November 15 @ 7:00 P.M. – Pittsburgh Premiere
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl currently boasts a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and recently earned Rungano Nyoni a directing prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This internationally produced dramedy follows a woman whose impassive response to her uncle’s death hints at her middle-class Zambian family’s repressed secrets that may soon come to light.
The Great One
Saturday, November 16 @ 4:00 P.M. – Pittsburgh Connection
The Great One is a sweet, nostalgic tale of a sportswriter reminiscing about her childhood passions: baseball and the 1970s Pirates. Think The Sandlot, but in Pittsburgh and centered around a group of preteens’ natural adoration for the late Roberto Clemente. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with members of the film’s production team.
Basic Psych
Saturday, November 16 @ 7:00 P.M. – Pittsburgh Connection
Basic Psych is a taut psychological thriller pitting a psychiatrist trying to protect his family against a paranoid murderer. Shot locally, the film is deftly helmed by Melissa Martin (The Bread, My Sweet) and stars two of Pittsburgh’s favorite actors, David Conrad (Ghost Whisperer) and two-time Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris (The Gilded Age). The actors are at the top of their game in this sophisticated murder mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. (Adult content: violence)
Small Town Universe
Sunday, November 17 @ 4:00 P.M. – Pennsylvania Premiere
Small Town Universe is a riveting documentary that paints an intimate portrait of life in Green Bank, West Virginia, home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope and the only U.S. town that bans Wi-Fi and cell phones. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with some of the film’s subjects.
Bob Trevino Likes It
Sunday, November 17 @ 7:00 P.M. – Pennsylvania Premiere
Bob Trevino Likes It won the 2024 SXSW film festival’s narrative feature competition. Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) and John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge!) star in this clever comedy about an upbeat young woman who forges an unlikely friendship with a man who has the exact same name as her deadbeat father.
