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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. “I made new friends there every day and there was a different food every day,” she says.
The Automat. 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.
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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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
Lisa Hurwitz. Director: The Automat. Lisa Hurwitz is known for The Automat (2021), Mammone and CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979).
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Feb 18, 2022 · Lisa Hurwitz’s detailed documentary, “The Automat” (in theaters), toasts Horn & Hardart’s storied chain of restaurants, where comfort-food dishes perched in coin-operated glass boxes ...
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Feb 17, 2022 · Lisa Hurwitz's charming documentary, "The Automat," exudes nostalgia for Horn & Hardart's remarkable restaurant chain that has customers put nickels in slots to secure everything from fresh ...
