As I write this, it’s a sad day for film – David Lynch passed away.
Love or hate his work, he was incredibly influential and showed us how dreamy and mysterious cinema can be.
I’ll never forget my first time seeing Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, etc. They opened my eyes to a totally different kind of storytelling.
On top of that, he was such a unique and endearing person, which is part of what made his many cameos as an actor so fun to watch (The Fabelmans and his part in the show Louie come to mind).
And if you haven’t gone down the David Lynch interview rabbit hole, there’s a lot of gems out there. For example…
He struggled to complete his first feature film, Eraserhead, over the course of years while working with a shoestring budget.
But his dedication to this most-unlikely-to-ever-be-commercially-viable-passion-project ultimately led to a fruitful career in Hollywood.
RIP to a truly one-of-a-kind artist and person.
Oliver Brody film update
Want to ride-along on our first scouting trip to Northern California, and see how we found & organized the many location options for our next film?
Then check out the new Youtube video – this one was a lot of fun to make:
💬 Quote
In my mind it’s so much fun to have something that has clues and is mysterious – something that is understood intuitively rather than just being spoon fed to you. That’s the beauty of cinema, and it’s hardly ever even tried. These days, most films are pretty easily understood, and so people’s minds stop working. — David Lynch
Let’s make some movies.
-Kent