Row House Cinema is a small, independent cinema in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The theater opened in a historic row house building on Butler Street in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood in 2014.[1] The theater is known for its festivals, events, and its connected taproom and bottle shop Bierport. It is owned by Brian Mendelssohn.[2]
The theater hosts themed weeks throughout the year as well as The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, The Sweded Film Festival,[3] and The Pittsburgh International Children's Film Festival.
COVID-19
editIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Row House Cinema temporarily closed.[4] The theater then created the Quarantine Cat Film Festival, a compilation film of cat videos.[5] It then released its annual Sweded Film Festival, which is a compilation of famous films remade in under 5 minutes by amateurs — inspired by the film Be Kind Rewind.[6] Both films were released under Row House Films, when grew to a small film distributor. It acquired the rights to distribute the film Monuments in 2021.[7]
In October 2020, Row House Cinema also hosted a pop-up drive-in theater in Pittsburgh's Strip District neighborhood.[8]
References
edit- ^ Mishkin, Kate (2014). "Row House Cinema seeks to change how Pittsburghers watch movies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ McCart, Melissa (2019). "The folks behind Row House Cinema are taking on Manchester in opening a giant commissary kitchen". Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Lynn, Hannah (January 18, 2021). "Row House Cinema's 4th annual Sweded Film Festival to screen in February". Steel City Media. Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Machosky, Michael (20 March 2020). "Row House Cinema will open as streaming portal with first-run movies. And more". Next Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Hart, Sara Grace (May 20, 2020). "MOVIES The Quarantine Cat Film Fest Will Bring You the Best of Cats". Nerdist. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Sacks, Ethan (31 January 2021). "Homemade remakes of cinematic classics star in Sweded Film Festival". NBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Row House Films Acquires Theatrical Rights to Indie Comedy-Drama MONUMENTS". Businesswire. 2021.
- ^ "Pop-Up Drive-In Theater Coming To Strip District Parking Lot". CBS. KDKA. 2020.
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