THE AUTOMAT, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival is emerging director Lisa Hurwitz’s debut film. Hurwitz will be at the Avon on April 7, screening her film and speaking with our audience!!

Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Colin Powell, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elliott Gould, are among the many luminaries featured in the film who share their memories of the historic and iconic Horn & Hardart, which served affordable-priced quality food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. CLICK HERE for additional information.