THE AUTOMAT

Showings

Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Fri, May 27, 2022 3:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Fri, May 27, 2022 5:35 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Fri, May 27, 2022 7:40 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Fri, May 27, 2022 9:45 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, May 28, 2022 12:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Sat, May 28, 2022 3:15 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, May 28, 2022 4:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Sat, May 28, 2022 5:20 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, May 28, 2022 7:00 PM
Q&A with Director Lisa Hurwitz In-Person!
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, May 28, 2022 9:40 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sun, May 29, 2022 12:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sun, May 29, 2022 2:55 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sun, May 29, 2022 5:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sun, May 29, 2022 7:05 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sun, May 29, 2022 9:10 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, May 30, 2022 12:10 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, May 30, 2022 2:15 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, May 30, 2022 4:20 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, May 30, 2022 6:25 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, May 30, 2022 8:35 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Tue, May 31, 2022 5:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Tue, May 31, 2022 7:20 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Wed, Jun 1, 2022 4:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Thu, Jun 2, 2022 7:25 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Fri, Jun 3, 2022 2:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Fri, Jun 3, 2022 4:35 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sat, Jun 4, 2022 12:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sat, Jun 4, 2022 2:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sat, Jun 4, 2022 4:35 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sun, Jun 5, 2022 12:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Sun, Jun 5, 2022 8:20 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Mon, Jun 6, 2022 7:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Tue, Jun 7, 2022 4:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Wed, Jun 8, 2022 7:30 PM
Q&A with filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz after the show!
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Thu, Jun 9, 2022 4:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Fri, Jun 10, 2022 6:40 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, Jun 11, 2022 6:20 PM
Q&A with director Lisa Hurwitz after the film
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sun, Jun 12, 2022 12:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Mon, Jun 13, 2022 7:35 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Tue, Jun 14, 2022 4:40 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Wed, Jun 15, 2022 4:20 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Thu, Jun 16, 2022 4:40 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Fri, Jun 17, 2022 4:40 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sat, Jun 18, 2022 12:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, Jun 18, 2022 3:20 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sat, Jun 18, 2022 5:25 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Sun, Jun 19, 2022 12:05 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Mon, Jun 20, 2022 2:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Tue, Jun 21, 2022 4:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Wed, Jun 22, 2022 4:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Thu, Jun 23, 2022 4:50 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Fri, Jun 24, 2022 1:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Sat, Jun 25, 2022 1:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 1 Sun, Jun 26, 2022 12:00 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2022 3:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Tue, Jun 28, 2022 3:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Wed, Jun 29, 2022 3:30 PM
Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 3 Thu, Jun 30, 2022 3:30 PM

Description

THE AUTOMAT

Americans once sipped coffee and ate pie around communal tables, sharing their struggles and dreams with strangers at Horn & Hardart’s iconic Automat. Lifetimes ago, these working-class palaces nourished a sense of unity that bridged the diversity of class, language, gender and race in the urban melting pots of the East Coast. Travel back in time to experience this unique piece of America's history, an exciting story and one that may seem strangely familiar. More than just entertainment, THE AUTOMAT is a parable of how we once dined happily together before turning to the isolated and unhappy experience offered by fast food, a bad deal that no amount of advertising can disguise. (2021, 79min., USA, NR, English | Dir. Lisa Hurwitz)

A still from THE AUTOMAT (2021)

Film Poster for THE AUTOMAT (2021)