Brain Dead Studios

A good night here can move from a 35mm repertory screening to coffee on the patio, then into a Brain Dead showroom where the drops are specific to the Fairfax space. It is less a standard cinema visit than a compact fashion-and-film circuit, with each part close enough to make the whole place feel connected.

Brain Dead Studios opened on October 13, 2020 at 611 N. Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, taking over the former Silent Movie Theatre and turning it into a Brain Dead-run cultural hub. The cinema regularly programmes monthly curated repertory series, often shown on 35mm, with live and hybrid events threaded through the calendar: premieres, artist nights, guest-led screenings and radio takeovers.

Slammers, the on-site patio café, keeps it grounded before or after a film with all-day coffee and seasonal Asian-inspired dishes such as rice bowls and wood-grilled items. The green room and shop add the other pull: exclusive Brain Dead merch drops and location-only apparel releases.