

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Automat | Indianapolis Central Library | Director Zoom Q&A
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a free in-person screening of The Automat with a live Zoom Q&amp;A w/ director Lisa Hurwitz in Indianapolis at the Central Library Branch on Sunday, May 31st 2026 at 1:30PM.

40 E St Clair St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Trailer: https://youtu.be/HWNkIsLEny4

Synopsis: Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, The Automat which Premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was nominated for four 2022 Critics Choice Awards tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn &amp; Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers entertainer Mel Brooks, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Horns, the Hardarts, and key employees - we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America. Full cast &amp; crew at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4554690/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/indianapolis/the-automat-|-indianapolis-central-library-|-director-zoom-qanda/200029754528517
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.indypl.org/programs-events?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=indianapolis-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Indianapolis
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Indianapolis Central Library
- **lat**: 39.77019
- **long**: -86.15295
- **full address**: Indianapolis Central Library, 202 N Alabama St, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2101, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Automat (https://allevents.in/org/the-automat/19185016)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/e0ce9ec5c65036a64acfea2c57e9bd4ab006c7ad361b08d043cf8d94a6d97374-rimg-w300-h300-dc2f2e2c-gmir?v=1772982967

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Indianapolis Central Library, 202 N Alabama St, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2101, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Automat
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Automat | Indianapolis Central Library | Director Zoom Q&A ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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