The Cinefamily was a non-profit cinematheque located in Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, at the historic Silent Movie Theatre.

"[4] Cinefamily followed a member-based ticketing system by which a tax-deductible donation provided universal access to all screenings and events.

[6] Until its closure due to low attendance in 1979, Hampton had the largest private collection of silent films, which he exclusively projected in his theater.

[11] They mounted original retrospectives on filmmakers Jim Henson, Jerry Lewis,[14] John Cassavetes,[15] and Andrzej Zulawski[16] and commissioned live film scores by musicians such as No Age,[17] Stephin Merritt[18] and Espers.

In early 2011, the Cinefamily exhibited the Greek independent film Dogtooth, which received an Academy Award nomination within a month of its sold-out run.

[45] In August 2017, an anonymous email was sent to Cinefamily members detailing a 2014 sexual harassment allegation against Belove that resulted in a settlement and accused Shadie Elnashai, vice president of the board of directors, of "raping multiple women.

[51] By January 2018, a website was launched by a former Cinefamily member with self-proclaimed expertise in "economic and workplace justice" to continue investigating alleged wrongdoing by the theatre;[52][53] this led to the discovery of apparent financial misdeeds.

He admitted that he had once acted inappropriately at a Cinefamily party, but denied all other charges, citing an alleged lack of evidence produced by the investigation.

Rebranding the theater as Brain Dead Studios, the venue focuses on cult cinema fare and offers an outdoor cafe specializing in Asian cuisine.

[56][57] In an interview, Brain Dead co-founder Kyle Ng, who was a Cinefamily member, acknowledged the former cinematheque's sexual harassment scandal and stated: I think it's still important to show to the community that we can't just stop art due to some shitty people.