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The Automat is a 2021 American documentary directed and produced by Lisa Hurwitz and written by Michael Levine. It is about the automats once operated by Horn & Hardart. It features an original song by Mel Brooks. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021.
Feb 20, 2022 · When The Automat director Lisa Hurwitz left her family’s home in Southern California to go to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, she found that the place where she was most comfortable was the school’s cafeteria, the Greenery.
Sep 22, 2022 · The Automat: Directed by Lisa Hurwitz. With Mel Brooks, John W. Romas, Carl Reiner, Krystyna Romas. Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
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- Documentary, History
- Lisa Hurwitz
- 2022-09-22
Lisa Hurwitz is known for The Automat (2021), Mammone and CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979).
- Director, Producer, Writer
- Lisa Hurwitz
Director & Producer, Lisa Hurwitz. Written & Edited by Michael Levine. Edited & Produced by Russell Greene. Assistant Editor, André Mascarenhas. Second Assistant Editor, Austin Freese. Composer, Hummie Mann. Original Song by Mel Brooks. Co-Producers, Alec Shuldiner & Russell Greene. Archival Research, Lisa Hurwitz & Alec Shuldinwer
Feb 18, 2022 · The director Lisa Hurwitz discusses the history of the Horn & Hardart chain of restaurants, which offered comfort food in coin-operated glass boxes.
Feb 18, 2022 · In Lisa Hurwitz’s new documentary, “The Automat,” which opens today at Film Forum, the equation is surprisingly reversed: it spotlights the enduring power of everyday, street-level style.
