Initially an offshoot of the Film Section, Pittsburgh Filmmakers became one of the first and largest media arts centers in the U.S., fostering a community dedicated to experimental film and photography. The organization began as an equipment in the Carnegie Museum of Art, then found space in the basement of the Selma Burke Art Center. A more permanent location was found in the Oakland neighborhood. Some call Filmmakers in the 1970s the glory days, others point to internal tensions and stresses of growing and solidifying an organization. Two things can be true. This is the story of the early days of Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
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