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David Lynch

David Lynch

David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 15, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In his 58-year career, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by The Guardian announced that "after all the discussion, no one could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important filmmaker of the current era."

Lynch studied painting before he began making short films in the late 1960s. His first feature-length film was the independent surrealist film Eraserhead (1977), which saw success as a midnight movie. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for the biographical drama The Elephant Man (1980) and the mystery films Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Drive (2001). His romantic crime drama Wild at Heart (1990) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed the space opera adaptation Dune (1984), the surrealist neo-noir Lost Highway (1997), the biographical drama The Straight Story (1999), and the experimental film Inland Empire (2006).

Lynch and Mark Frost created the ABC series Twin Peaks (1990–91), for which Lynch was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Lynch co-wrote and directed its film prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), and its limited series revival (2017). He has also worked as an actor, including his portrayals of FBI agent Gordon Cole in Twin Peaks and director John Ford in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022), as well as guest roles in TV series such as The Cleveland Show (2010–13), Louie (2012), and Robot Chicken (2020, 2022).

Lynch's other artistic endeavours included his work as a musician, encompassing the studio albums BlueBOB (2001), Crazy Clown Time (2011), and The Big Dream (2013), as well as painting and photography. He has written the books Images (1994), Catching the Big Fish (2006), and Room to Dream (2018). He has directed several music videos for artists such as Chris Isaak, X Japan, Moby, Interpol, Nine Inch Nails, and Donovan, and commercials for Calvin Klein, Dior, L'Oreal, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, and the New York City Department of Sanitation. A practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM), he founded the David Lynch Foundation, which seeks to fund the teaching of TM in schools and has since widened its scope to other at-risk populations, including the homeless, veterans, and refugees.

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Tríptico

Tríptico

2025

Thanks

The Answers to the Questions

The Answers to the Questions

2024

Director, Animation

Sublime Eternal Love

Sublime Eternal Love

2024

Director, Director of Photography

The Other Me

The Other Me

2022

Executive Producer

Faraway Eyes

Faraway Eyes

2020

Thanks

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace

2020

Executive Producer

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

2019

Executive Producer

Waiting for Mr. Lynch

Waiting for Mr. Lynch

2018

Director, Writer, Producer

Ant Head

Ant Head

2018

Music, Writer, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director, Sound

WHAT DID JACK DO?

WHAT DID JACK DO?

2017

Director, Writer, Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Mixer, Music, Set Designer, Set Decoration

Night Ride

Night Ride

2017

Music

Kitsune

Kitsune

2016

Thanks

Psychogenic Fugue

Psychogenic Fugue

2016

Creative Consultant

Land of Nothing

Land of Nothing

2015

Executive Producer

Fire (Pożar)

Fire (Pożar)

2015

Director

Ergo-Robots

Ergo-Robots

2015

Director, Writer

My Beautiful Broken Brain

My Beautiful Broken Brain

2014

Executive Producer

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Director, Editor, Writer, Characters

Duran Duran: Unstaged

Duran Duran: Unstaged

2014

Director

Idem Paris

Idem Paris

2013

Director

Memory Film

Memory Film

2012

Director

Meditation, Creativity, Peace

Meditation, Creativity, Peace

2012

Writer

20 Little Films

20 Little Films

2012

Director

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011

Writer, Director

Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima

Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima

2010

Set Designer

42 One Dream Rush

42 One Dream Rush

2010

Director

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

Executive Producer

The Peaceline Project

The Peaceline Project

2009

Executive Producer

Interview Project

Interview Project

2009

Creator

Early Experiments

Early Experiments

2008

Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

2008

Writer, Producer, Director

Hollyshorts Greeting

Hollyshorts Greeting

2008

Director

Surveillance

Surveillance

2008

Executive Producer

Ballerina

Ballerina

2007

Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography

To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Director

Out Yonder — Chicken

Out Yonder — Chicken

2007

Director

More Things That Happened

More Things That Happened

2007

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor

Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com

Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com

2007

Director, Executive Producer

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

2006

Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer

What Is It?

What Is It?

2005

Thanks

Bug Crawls

Bug Crawls

2004

Director

Intervalometer Experiments

Intervalometer Experiments

2004

Director

Boat

Boat

2003

Director, Writer

Does That Hurt You?

Does That Hurt You?

2003

Sound, Writer

Lamp

Lamp

2003

Producer, Director of Photography, Director

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

2003

Thanks

Out Yonder — Teeth

Out Yonder — Teeth

2003

Director

Bees #3

Bees #3

2002

Director

The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed

The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed

2002

Writer, Producer, Director

Industrial Soundscape

Industrial Soundscape

2002

Director

Rabbits

Rabbits

2002

Director, Screenplay

Rabbits

Rabbits

2002

Director, Writer, Creator

The Pig Walks

The Pig Walks

2002

Writer, Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Director

Darkened Room

Darkened Room

2002

Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography

I Don't Know Jack

I Don't Know Jack

2002

Presenter

BlueBob Egg

BlueBob Egg

2002

Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography

The Short Films of David Lynch

The Short Films of David Lynch

2002

Director, Writer, Screenplay

Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy

Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy

2002

Director

Pierre and Sonny Jim

Pierre and Sonny Jim

2002

Director

Coyote #1

Coyote #1

2002

Producer, Cinematography, Director, Writer, Editor

Dead Mouse with Ants

Dead Mouse with Ants

2002

Producer, Writer, Cinematography, Director

Steps

Steps

2002

Director

Factory Mask

Factory Mask

2001

Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Director

DumbLand

DumbLand

2001

Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Animation, Director, Creator

Head with Hammer

Head with Hammer

2001

Editor, Producer, Writer, Director

Sunset #1

Sunset #1

2001

Director

Eraserhead Stories

Eraserhead Stories

2001

Director

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001

Director, Writer, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

One Morning All Over the World

One Morning All Over the World

2000

Director

The Straight Story

The Straight Story

1999

Director, Sound Designer

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.

1999

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

1997

Music, Still Photographer

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

1997

Director, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

1995

Director

Nadja

Nadja

1995

Executive Producer

Premonitions Following an Evil Deed

Premonitions Following an Evil Deed

1995

Director

Dangerous: The Short Films

Dangerous: The Short Films

1993

Director

The Wall

The Wall

1993

Director

Hotel Room

Hotel Room

1993

Executive Producer, Sound Designer, Director, Creator

Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack

Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack

1992

Music Producer, Creator, Lyricist

On the Air

On the Air

1992

Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Director, Writer, Original Series Creator, Executive Producer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Characters

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

1991

Executive Producer

The King of Ads

The King of Ads

1991

Director

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

1990

Director, Producer, Music

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990

Director, Screenplay

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990

Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Story, Sound Designer, Additional Editor, Creator

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988

Director, Writer

The French as Seen by…

The French as Seen by…

1988

Director

No Frank in Lumberton

No Frank in Lumberton

1988

Music

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

Director, Screenplay

Dune

Dune

1984

Director, Screenplay

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

1980

Director, Screenplay, Sound Designer

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

1977

Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer, Editor, Production Design, Art Direction, Special Effects, Sound Effects, Director

The Amputee

The Amputee

1974

Director, Producer, Writer

In Pursuit of Treasure

In Pursuit of Treasure

1972

Set Painter

The Grandmother

The Grandmother

1970

Director, Script, Screenplay, Animation, Camera Operator, Writer, Producer

The Alphabet

The Alphabet

1969

Director, Writer, Sound, Director of Photography, Animation, Editor

Absurd Encounter with Fear

Absurd Encounter with Fear

1967

Director

Six Men Getting Sick

Six Men Getting Sick

1967

Director, Producer

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler

Sailing with Bushnell Keeler

1967

Director, Camera Operator

Snootworld

Snootworld

Writer, Producer

The Happy Worker

The Happy Worker

Executive Producer

The Sea Behind Her Head

The Sea Behind Her Head

In Memory Of

Interview Project

Interview Project

Director

American Chronicles

American Chronicles

Creator

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