Cinefamily facts for kids
Outside the Cinefamily, Night
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| Capacity | 224 |
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| Construction | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Opened | October 31, 2007 |
| Closed | November 15, 2017 |
| Years active | 2007–2017 |
The Cinefamily was a special place in West Hollywood, California. It was a non-profit organization that showed movies. Its main goal was to make watching movies exciting again. They wanted to create a feeling of community and discovery for everyone.
Cinefamily had a membership system. If you made a donation, you could watch all the movies and attend events. People who were not members could buy individual tickets for shows.
History of Cinefamily
In 2007, three friends started The Cinefamily. They were Hadrian Belove, Sammy Harkham, and his brother Dan. Hadrian had a video store. Sammy and Dan owned a bookstore nearby.
The Cinefamily officially opened its doors on Halloween in 2007. It was located in a historic building. This building was once known as the Silent Movie Theatre.
Awesome Movies and Events
Cinefamily showed many different kinds of films. They played old silent movies and new ones. They also had live comedy shows and music. Sometimes they showed "found footage" or mixed media art.
After some movies, there were special Q&A sessions. Filmmakers or actors would answer questions. Cinefamily also held special movie series. These focused on famous filmmakers like Jim Henson and Jerry Lewis.
Some of their cool events included:
- Animation Breakdown, which was all about cartoons.
- Don't Knock the Rock, for music lovers.
- Everything is Festival!, a big celebration of different arts.
- Reunion tributes for popular TV shows. These included The Adventures of Pete and Pete and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
- Special "pajama party" screenings just for women.
Cinefamily also showed independent films. In 2011, they showed a Greek movie called Dogtooth. This movie was very popular and even got an Academy Award nomination. They also screened other notable films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and Battle Royale.
A New Name
The Cinefamily closed its doors in 2017. A few years later, in December 2019, the theatre reopened. Dan and Sammy Harkham, two of the original founders, renovated the building. They gave it a new name: Fairfax Cinema.
Images for kids
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Kliph Nesteroff (left) talking with Mel Brooks in 2014
