The Automat is a documentary film about the phenomena of Horn & Hardart, America’s original & most beloved restaurant chain in NYC & Philadelphia. Featuring an original new song written and performed by Mel Brooks, The Automat tells the 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & 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.

Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie screening of the music-infused drama Thin Skin on Friday, April 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Several of the filmmakers will be in attendance for a live Q&A following the screening, including director and co-screenwriter Charles Mudede, lead actor and co-screenwriter Ahamefule J. Oluo, and co-screenwriter Lindy West (Shrill).

Last July, the 5th Annual Walla Walla Movie Crush festival of short cinema presented 117 short films over the course of three days. This "Best of" event will feature the majority of the award winners and is a great introduction to the annual festival. Similar in format to the full festival, three blocks of films will be presented with short breaks in between to stretch and grab a drink from the bar.

Gesa Power House Theatre presents a Power House Movie presentation of "Seattle Jewish Film Festival Shorts" on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. Director of Film Programming Warren Etheredge will curate the best short films from the 2022 Seattle Jewish Film Festival for this program. More details to be announced closer to the event.