Now Open!
The auditorium of the Old Greenbelt Theatre is now closed for an estimated four month renovation. In the meantime, patrons still come to the theater to buy tickets and concessions in the lobby, then will proceed next-door to enjoy our films in the Pop-up cinema next door. View the video below to see how the process will work.
NOTE: Some of our specialty series are being held off-site. Pay attention to location listed with showtime.
COMING SOON
(60 minutes NR) 2019 Mick Caouette, director
Opens Oct 27
In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became the driving force behindSocial Security, the 40-hour work week, the eight-hour day, minimum wage and unemployment compensation. Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare features compelling interviews with David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Lawrence O’Donnell and others while telling Perkin’s heroic story which explores the history of women in politics, Social Security, our attitudes toward immigration, poverty, Socialism, and the role of government. Without this context our current dialogue is ill-informed and diminished.Sunday, Oct 27 8:00 PM FREE
(125 minutes PG-13) 2019 Kasi Lemmons, director
Opens Nov 1
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
(125 minutes NR) 1960 Billy Wilder, director
FREE! Nov 4
Jack Lemmon plays C.C. Baxter, a go-getting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine) with his callous boss (Fred MacMurray).Monday, Nov 4 1:00 PM FREE
(90 minutes)
Opens Nov 9
Join the Friends of Greenbelt Theatre as we unveil the Old Greenbelt Theatre's stunningly renovated main auditorium. Enjoy food and beverage samples provided by our local concessions vendors. The program features live musical numbers, as well as information on OGT's past and future!Saturday, Nov 9 6:30 PM
(85 minutes) Phil Grabsky, director
Opens Nov 10
This film also looks afresh at Leonardo’s life – his inventiveness, his sculptural skills, his military foresight and his ability to navigate the treacherous politics of the day – through the prism of his art. To be released on the 500th anniversary of his death, this is the definitive film about Leonardo: the first to truly tell the whole story.
(46 minutes NR) 2017 Joe Habraken, director
Opens Nov 14
In 2012 a massive straight-line wind and thunder storm roared across the United States from Iowa to the Chesapeake Bay leaving a swath of destruction. On Serenity Farm--a former tobacco plantation in Benedict, Maryland--the storm uprooted an enormous oak tree leaving a massive hole. An admission by the farm's owner that a skull had been found near the fallen tree many years ago results in an archaeological and forensic quest by the farm owners, a team of experts, and the local African American community that results in the discovery of an African American slave cemetery dating back to the American Colonial era. Event held in partnership with the Farm Heritage Conservancy. A panel discussion will follow the screening.Thursday, Nov 14 8:00 PM FREE
(133 minutes NR) 1948 Howard Hawks, director
FREE! Dec 2
John Wayne stars as headstrong frontiersman Tom Dunson, who is taking his leave of a westbound wagon train to seek his fortune in Texas. This impulsive act loses him the love of his fiancée Fen, but gains him a lifelong friend in old camp cook Groot Nadine. Not long afterward, Dunson discovers that Fen was killed in an Indian raid, a fact that leaves him an emotionless cipher. The only survivor of the tragedy is a young orphan named Matthew Garth, whom Dunson unofficially adopts as his son. As the years pass, the tactiturn Dunson becomes the most powerful and feared cattle baron in the territory, but the grown-up Garth eventually rebels against Dunson.Monday, Dec 2 1:00 PM FREE
(90 minutes) Kat Mansoor, director
Opens Dec 15
Given privileged access to both galleries the film documents this landmark exhibition, whilst interweaving Rembrandt’s life story, with behind-the-scenes preparations at these world famous institutions. Exploring many of the exhibition’s key works, through contributions from specially invited guests including curators and leading art historians, this EXHIBITION ON SCREEN favourite makes a welcome return to the big screen.From new art-house films, family programming and special events, to archival screenings, Old Greenbelt Theatre has a film for everyone.
Our diverse programming is key to our mission.
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