Biography
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 coul...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2025
as himself
Two hours of original content previously only available to paid up members of DavidLynch.com. This Best Of package includes 7 short films plus 3 inter...
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2025
Director, Executive Producer
Two hours of original content previously only available to paid up members of DavidLynch.com. This Best Of package includes 7 short films plus 3 inter...
David Lynch: A Hollywood Enigma
2025
as Self - Director
Creator of absolute freedom, David Lynch constructed his work as an enigma to be deciphered between dream and reality. A cult director from his first ...
The Making Of A Mockumentary
2025
as Himself (archive footage)
A young adult who wants to have a career in filmmaking has trouble figuring out ideas for his first short film.
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2025
as Self
An authorized feature documentary about Catherine E. Coulson, best known as the Log Lady in David Lynch & Mark Frost's "Twin Peaks".
David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange
2025
as Self (archive footage)
“A great American artist? Or America's greatest artist?…. He was the poet of the beautiful dark. We have no idea where this will lead us, but we have ...
Encholalia
2025
as Self (Archive Footage)
Ten minutes reflecting upon one of the greats.
Tríptico
2025
Thanks
After receiving it as part of her inheritance, Ana decides to move into her painter grandfather's house with her partner, Lucas. In one of the rooms, ...
Beatles '64
2024
as Self
Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, follow McCartney, John Lennon, George ...
The Fabelmans
2022
as John Ford
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte...
This Is Sparklehorse
2022
as Self
An comprehensive look at the life and music of Mark Linkous, a influential figure in the alternative music scene. Critically-acclaimed Linkous had a ...
The Other Me
2022
Executive Producer
The life of a young architect is thrown into turmoil when he's diagnosed with a rare eye disease. As his condition worsens, he questions his life and ...
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
A brand new feature-length documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the making of the film, featuring dozens of new and archive interviews wi...
Moby Doc
2021
as Self
A surrealist biographical documentary about trailblazing electronic musician and animal rights activist Moby.
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
as Self
An extensive interview with Palmer house owner and one-time Twin Peaks performer Mary Reber, with newly unearthed history and information about the ho...
David Lynch: The Virtual Life
2020
as himself
The story of David Lynch's online personality and digital essence.
Meeting the Beatles in India
2020
as Self
Filmmaker Paul Saltzman retraces his journey of 50 years ago when he spent a life-changing time with the Beatles at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram...
Faraway Eyes
2020
Thanks
Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns that...
A Fall from Grace
2020
as William Tabb
Detective Michael Tabb knows the city he protects inside and out. He has felt its true heart, as much as its dark underbelly: but he does not know who...
A Fall from Grace
2020
Executive Producer
Detective Michael Tabb knows the city he protects inside and out. He has felt its true heart, as much as its dark underbelly: but he does not know who...
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
Executive Producer
A rare joint interview running approximately 90 minutes with the actors behind the iconic characters of Laura Palmer and Special Agent Dale Cooper. Mo...
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
The Original Image - David Lynch
2019
The original image or the first image. That of the first film, that of all the promises. The matrix image announcing all those to come. The history o...
David Lynch Teaches Creativity and Film
2019
as Himself
Oscar-nominated director David Lynch teaches his unconventional techniques for creating visionary films in his first-ever MasterClass.
Waiting for Mr. Lynch
2018
Director, Writer, Producer
In 2018, David Lynch was once again the focus of LEFFEST Lisboa Film Festival's programme, with the extensive "Waiting for Mr. Lynch" retrospective. A...
Ant Head
2018
Music, Cinematography, Writer
"A short video featuring my friends the ants along with cheese, etc. and one-and-a-half tracks from the Thought Gang album."
Curtains Up
2018
American auteur David Lynch opens up about the magic of the cinema in this new profile from Stella McCartney. Created by Lynch's son Austin Lynch and ...
Why Are We Creative?
2018
as Self
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy,...
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
as Self
"Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon" is a three-part short documentary briefly chronicling the history of Twin Peaks. Produced and released on YouTube as part...
The Polish Accountant
2017
as Self
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
as Self
Documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.
The Number of Completion
2017
as Self
Short documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017
as Self
Short documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.
Tell It Martin
2017
as Self
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
as Self
A short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return. David Lynch interacts with his cast while they tell some stories.
Two Blue Balls
2017
as Self
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
Behind the Red Curtain
2017
as Self
Documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
Bad Binoculars
2017
as Self
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017
as Self
A short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return. This time focused in the planing and technical execution of some particular scenes.
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self
Behind the scenes of TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, with a focus on the work of David Lynch directing the actors.
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
as Self
One week in the making of David Lynch's 2017 continuation of his groundbreaking television series TWIN PEAKS, capturing the cast and crew as they revi...
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017
as Detective
In a locked down train station, a homicide detective conducts an interview with a tormented monkey who is suspected of murder.
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017
Director, Sound Mixer, Sound Designer
In a locked down train station, a homicide detective conducts an interview with a tormented monkey who is suspected of murder.
Plankton Salesmen
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in Russia. The story of the Cinema Without Borders company a...
Lucky
2017
as Howard
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of ...
Night Ride
2017
Music
Out in the sticks, a young drifter goes wandering where he oughtn't. When a mysterious car appears, he exhibits more lust than sense and steps right i...
The Black Ghiandola
2017
as Man In Black
The Black Ghiandola is a story about a young man risking his life to save a young girl he has grown to love, after his family has been killed in the A...
David Lynch: The Art Life
2017
as Self
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philad...
Girlfriend's Day
2017
as Narrator (voice)
When he's caught up in a deadly conspiracy, an unemployed greeting card writer must create the perfect card for a new holiday to save his skin.
Rocksteppy
2017
as Himself
Phil and Colin Beverly are two inept small-town brothers with big dreams, and a song-and-dance rock group to take them there. When they learn of a 'pe...
Along for the Ride
2016
as Self
A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.
Kitsune
2016
Thanks
A man trapped in purgatory must come face to face with his own demons.
Shadows of Paradise
2016
Since the death of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in February 2008, long-time practitioner of Transcendental Meditation and well-known film director David ...
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
When David Lynch was making his film Blue Velvet, German filmmaker Peter Braatz was also on set, shooting documentary footage with a Super 8 film came...
Psychogenic Fugue
2016
Creative Consultant
Captures John Malkovich impersonating seven of David Lynch’s most popular characters, from Frank Booth of Blue Velvet to Special Agent Dale Cooper of ...
On Meditation
2016
as Self
Peter Matthiessen, David Lynch, and Russell Simmons see among the many celebrity devotees interviewed in this case of Zen Buddhist meditation.
The Reality of Truth
2016
as Self
In this documentary, "Zappy" Zapolin interviews spiritual gurus, celebrities, and people of various faiths about the relationship between spirituality...
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
as Self
Documentary tribute to what VH1 called “the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired” and Brooklyn Vegan named “the most consistently weird and...
The Music of David Lynch
2016
as Self
The David Lynch Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary with an exploration of the director's use of immersive and ambient sound in his films, "Twi...
Rammstein in Amerika
2015
as Self
The concert film celebrates the band’s legendary show in New York’s Madison Square Garden – Rammstein’s return to the US after a ten-year absence. In ...
Land of Nothing
2015
Executive Producer
Short film produced by David lynch.
Fire (Pożar)
2015
Director
Lynch made the animation film Pożar (Fire) in 2015 after the Polish-American composer Marek Zebrowski created a musical composition as a tribute to hi...
Brand: A Second Coming
2015
as Self
Comic Russell Brand uses drugs, sex and fame in a quest for happiness, only to find it remains elusive. As he explores iconic figures such as Gandhi, ...
My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014
as Self
A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic ...
My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014
Executive Producer
A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic ...
Between Two Worlds
2014
as Self
"Between Two Worlds" is a featurette included in the Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery and Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray releases. It features David Ly...
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Gordon Cole
Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of ...
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
Director, Editor, Writer
Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of ...
The 8th Floor
2014
as Self
On the 8th floor of the Fondation Cartier in Paris, Raymond Depardon's film features a minute of silence with eight artists and scientists: David Lync...
It's a Beautiful World
2014
as Self
Richard Beymer first met David Lynch when Lynch cast him as Ben Horne in the series Twin Peaks. Years later, Lynch saw one of Richard's documentaries ...
Duran Duran: Unstaged
2014
Director
Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during th...
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014
as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
as Self
An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his rendit...
What Is Cinema?
2013
as Self
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, Da...
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — ...
Professor Goudet's Lessons
2013
as Self
Stéphane Goudet is all over the Tati box-set as the preeminent Tati scholar, so it is only fitting that he conclude the disc with a half hour lecture ...
Idem Paris
2013
Director
Filmed at the fine art printing studio in Paris, France, and "virtually wordless", it documents the lithographic process.
Memory Film
2012
Short film made for the 7th annual Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery in London
Memory Film
2012
Director
Short film made for the 7th annual Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery in London
Meditation, Creativity, Peace
2012
as Self
This documentary shot by film students follows David Lynch on a 16-country tour of Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America to spread the word about...
Meditation, Creativity, Peace
2012
Writer
This documentary shot by film students follows David Lynch on a 16-country tour of Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America to spread the word about...
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...
20 Little Films
2012
Director
Each year since 1995, the Viennale has asked a great, international director to make his or her own personal contribution to the festival: a contribut...
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
Writer, Director
Fifty-three minutes of deleted scenes and alternate takes assembled by David Lynch.
I Touch A Red Button Man
2011
Director
A short animated film that accompanies Interpol's song "Lights".
Ångesthunden och Malmö under vatten
2011
as Himself
If South Park met Stig "Slas" Claesson directed by Staffan Westerberg.
2012: Time for Change
2010
as Self
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This c...
Brunes et Blondes
2010
as Self
Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, social, and historical meanings. In a bold and unex...
Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima
2010
Set Designer
A little girl dreams that she forgets her teddy bear in a museum and that years later she finds it in the same museum, in Beaubourg.
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Director
Collection of short films by various directors based on dreams, 42 seconds each. It was produced by the world's most awarded vodka "42 Below", known f...
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010
Executive Producer
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange ta...
David Wants to Fly
2010
A documentary. David Sieveking takes the advice of his idol, David Lynch and tries out Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's transcendental meditation technique.
When Lynch Met Lucas
2010
This is an animated short made using audio of Film Director David Lynch telling the story of when he met George Lucas about possibly directing Return ...
The Peaceline Project
2009
Executive Producer
An eye opening documentary about the children living along the Belfast peace line and how their lives have changed through transcendental meditation (...
Red Fish
2009
as O Sábio
A mysterious turn of events leads a woman into unknown territory.
The Way of Samodelkin
2009
as Stranger in a dream
A mystical detective story set in the realm of Moscow art scene. Psychedelic trip through different places, characters and strategies in the search fo...
Great Directors
2009
as Self
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Vard...
La Traversée du désir
2009
as Self
What was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle of famous people.
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008
as Self
A surreal short film that Lynch made for the 2008 Twin Peaks Festival. It only screened once and is in black and white. In this film, Lynch is speakin...
Early Experiments
2008
A 16mm film experiment conducted in 1967 and 1968 in Philadelphia which feature small parts of the Alphabet and the Grandmother.
Hollyshorts Greeting
2008
as Himself
A fun short piece that Lynch presented as his acceptance for the Hollyshorts 2008 Visionary Award.
Early Experiments
2008
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
A 16mm film experiment conducted in 1967 and 1968 in Philadelphia which feature small parts of the Alphabet and the Grandmother.
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008
Writer, Producer, Director
A surreal short film that Lynch made for the 2008 Twin Peaks Festival. It only screened once and is in black and white. In this film, Lynch is speakin...
Hollyshorts Greeting
2008
Director
A fun short piece that Lynch presented as his acceptance for the Hollyshorts 2008 Visionary Award.
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008
as Self
Surveillance
2008
Executive Producer
An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.
Critic
2008
as Self (voice)
Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 20...
The Sound of Lynch
2007
This documentary explores every facet of this job of complex and exciting sound which David Lynch leads since Eraserhead, his first film and matrix wo...
Ballerina
2007
Director, Writer, Producer
David Lynch turns this digital video of a ballerina into an impressionistic exercise.
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmak...
A Slice of Lynch
2007
as Self
David Lynch, Mädchen Amick, Kyle MacLachlan and John Wentworth reminisce about "Twin Peaks" while seated at a diner counter.
Lynch (one)
2007
as Self
Rare glimpse into the fascinating mind of one of cinema's greatest directors. Footage was gathered over a two year period and documents David Lynch's ...
Out Yonder — Chicken
2007
Lost in thought, while staring at a silent bucket filled to the brim with water, David Lynch is shocked to discover that the ailing neighbour's chicke...
Out Yonder — Chicken
2007
Director
Lost in thought, while staring at a silent bucket filled to the brim with water, David Lynch is shocked to discover that the ailing neighbour's chicke...
Blue Green
2007
Director
Blue Green is a surreal, ambient short film capturing the mood and the lone tone of a giant industrial setting.
Lynch 2
2007
as Self
Follow up of the Lynch documentary on the making of Inland Empire. Released as an extra on the Inland Empire DVD.
More Things That Happened
2007
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
A collection of deleted scenes from David Lynch's 2006 surrealist horror Inland Empire.
Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
2007
as Himself
Musical - This incredible performance DVD was recorded in front of a packed house of adoring fans at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. On this, his firs...
Inland Empire
2006
as Bucky J
As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Inland Empire
2006
Editor, Director, Producer
As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006
as Self
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Edge of Outside
2006
as Self (archive footage)
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...
What Is It?
2005
Thanks
A young man journeys through a bizarre land inhabited by mentally impaired people, demons, and snails.
David Lynch: 1985
2005
as Self
An interview with director David Lynch from 1985 on his 1984 film: Dune
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
A documentary about the making of the movie Wild at Heart, produced for the DVD release of the film.
Bug Crawls
2004
Director
In a solemn, haunted environment, a small bug crawls over the silhouette of a house.
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
as Self
The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back on his chequ...
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004
as Self
A short documentary about the making of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.
Intervalometer Experiments
2004
Director
Boat
2003
as The Man
A journey into night.
Boat
2003
Writer, Director
A journey into night.
Does That Hurt You?
2003
as Self
A camera-eye is aimed at David Lynch's back while in Hanover a second one records the internet-stream, which connects the continents. a third one shoo...
Does That Hurt You?
2003
Sound, Writer
A camera-eye is aimed at David Lynch's back while in Hanover a second one records the internet-stream, which connects the continents. a third one shoo...
Lamp
2003
as Self
Short documentary of David Lynch building a lamp.
Lamp
2003
Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Short documentary of David Lynch building a lamp.
Cabin Fever
2003
Thanks
A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted a...
Return to Mulholland Drive
2003
as Self
French documentary about David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.
Out Yonder — Teeth
2003
On a quiet winter morning, Austin, son of David Lynch, breaks his silence and decides to talk about his troubling functional incapacitation.
Out Yonder — Teeth
2003
Director
On a quiet winter morning, Austin, son of David Lynch, breaks his silence and decides to talk about his troubling functional incapacitation.
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003
as Self
We are taken though the principal milestones of Hopper's biography, including his debut start in Hollywood, the meeting with James Dean and the influe...
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002
The Disc of Sorrow gets installed.
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002
Producer, Writer, Director
The Disc of Sorrow gets installed.
Industrial Soundscape
2002
Director
Music is produced by different objects in an industrial and desolate landscape.
Rabbits
2002
Screenplay, Director
A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and...
The Pig Walks
2002
Writer, Cinematography, Producer
No one knows what has been going on behind the closed doors of the city's macabre and noisome abattoir.
Darkened Room
2002
Writer, Director, Cinematography
Two young women find themselves in a dark room where there is a distinctly strange feeling.
I Don't Know Jack
2002
as Self
The life of actor Jack Nance, whose rise to prominence after starring in David Lynch's 1977 cult classic Eraserhead led to involvement in various furt...
I Don't Know Jack
2002
Presenter
The life of actor Jack Nance, whose rise to prominence after starring in David Lynch's 1977 cult classic Eraserhead led to involvement in various furt...
BlueBob Egg
2002
as Billy Groper
Before our very eyes, BlueBob gets arrested in broad daylight.
BlueBob Egg
2002
Writer, Director, Producer
Before our very eyes, BlueBob gets arrested in broad daylight.
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, and producer Fred Caruso are interviewed for this 68-minute documentary about the mak...
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002
as Self
This collection of David Lynch's short films cover the first 29 years of his career. Each film is given a special introduction by the director himself...
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002
Writer, Director, Screenplay
This collection of David Lynch's short films cover the first 29 years of his career. Each film is given a special introduction by the director himself...
Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy
2002
Humorous short film in which David Lynch and his son Austin observe the follies of their neighbor.
Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy
2002
Director
Humorous short film in which David Lynch and his son Austin observe the follies of their neighbor.
Pierre and Sonny Jim
2002
Director
Life can be hard on planet Earth, especially when you're running out of air.
Coyote #1
2002
Producer, Cinematography, Editor
A coyote somehow finds a way to a motel room.
Dead Mouse with Ants
2002
Cinematography, Writer, Producer
Features a dead mouse with ants on it.
Steps
2002
Director
Time lapse of a flight of stairs. One of five segments from Intervalometer Experiments (2001-2003).
Factory Mask
2001
Writer, Producer, Cinematography
Suddenly, in the cramped boiler room, a pressure-relief valve opens and discharges steam. Then, a certified technician approaches to perform a routine...
Head with Hammer
2001
Writer, Editor, Producer
An aspect of life.
Sunset #1
2001
Director
Time lapse of a valley with light fading. One of five segments from Intervalometer Experiments (2001-2003).
Eraserhead Stories
2001
as Self
David Lynch discusses the making of the film "Eraserhead."
Eraserhead Stories
2001
Director
David Lynch discusses the making of the film "Eraserhead."
Mulholland Drive
2001
Director, Writer, Sound Designer
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two s...
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001
as Self
Documentary about legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis who's credits range from Fellini's La Strada to today's Hannibal franchise. This profi...
One Morning All Over the World
2000
Director
An ad for an advertising company, consisting of 7-second sequence shots by 13 directors.
The Straight Story
1999
Director, Sound Designer
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin ...
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999
as Self
Roy Orbison - In Dreams is the ultimate exclusive music documentary of the life of Roy Orbison. It provides in-depth insights into his legendary caree...
Mulholland Dr.
1999
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998
as Self
Pointing to the increasingly blurred distinction between reality and fiction in the world today, Dennis Hopper leads a discussion on the methods used ...
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
as Self
An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footag...
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
Music, Still Photographer
An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footag...
Lost Highway
1997
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Director
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transfo...
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self
An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face styli...
Lumière & Company
1995
Director
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under condition...
Nadja
1995
as Morgue Receptionist
In a contemporary New York City, members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their fathe...
Nadja
1995
Executive Producer
In a contemporary New York City, members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their fathe...
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed
1995
Director
A short film about the events following a murder.
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994
as Himself
Don van Vliet, alias "Captain Beefheart", is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked about, admired, copied, treasured, loved and quoted mu...
Dangerous: The Short Films
1993
Director
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual...
Made in the USA
1993
as Self
A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.
The Wall
1993
Director
A towering concrete wall blocks the way of a young long-distance runner. Can he overcome the fear of failure with Adidas' innovative tubular technolog...
Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
1992
Music Producer, Creator, Lyricist
An experimental music film showcasing the filming locations of "Twin Peaks" using silent footage and eleven tracks from the original score composed by...
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Gordon Cole
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The...
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Director, Writer, Original Series Creator
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The...
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
Executive Producer
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat who...
The King of Ads
1991
Director
A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-...
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
Hollywood's controversial creative genius, whose career spans multiple generations of moviegoers, is profiled in "Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hoppe...
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
as Self
A 1990 documentary presented by Jonathan Ross, in which he interviewed filmmaker David Lynch.
Hollywood Mavericks
1990
as Self
A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art. Among the classic di...
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990
Director, Producer, Music
After her boyfriend ends their relationship, the dreamself of a heartbroken woman floats through the air over an industrial wasteland singing ballads ...
Wild at Heart
1990
Director, Screenplay
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a te...
Twin Peaks
1989
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the...
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1989
as Self
A documentary about American director David Lynch from the Cinéma, de notre temps series.
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
1988
Director, Writer
A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.
The French as Seen by…
1988
Director
In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been ...
Zelly & Me
1988
as Willie
A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the voices of Joan d'Arc. Her French nanny seeks out t...
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self
A very surreal video shot behind the scenes during the production of Blue Velvet in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1985 by Peter Braatz.
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
Music
A very surreal video shot behind the scenes during the production of Blue Velvet in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1985 by Peter Braatz.
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
as Self - Audience Member
Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis C...
Ruth, Roses, and Revolver
1987
as Himself
Television documentary from BBCs Arena program in which David Lynch, fresh off the release of Blue Velvet, examines his surrealistic influences in ci...
Blue Velvet
1986
Director, Writer
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a ...
Dune
1984
as Spice Miner (uncredited)
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spi...
Dune
1984
Screenplay, Director
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spi...
Destination Dune
1983
as Self
A short documentary that was originally produced to promote the film at conventions and publicity events in the lead-up to its release.
The Elephant Man
1980
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revea...
The Elephant Man
1980
Screenplay, Director, Sound Designer
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revea...
Heart Beat
1980
as Painter
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, and Cassady's wife, Carolyn.
Eraserhead
1977
Special Effects, Original Music Composer, Editor
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant...
The Amputee
1974
as Nurse
A double leg amputated woman sits and writes a long meandering letter while her ineffective nurse attempts to attend to her stumps.
The Amputee
1974
Director, Producer, Writer
A double leg amputated woman sits and writes a long meandering letter while her ineffective nurse attempts to attend to her stumps.
In Pursuit of Treasure
1972
Set Painter
In Pursuit of Treasure was shot over 11 weeks in 1970 with Panavision cameras in Kanab, Utah, with union waivers, a $220,000 budget and even logistica...
The Grandmother
1970
Director, Animation, Script
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
The Alphabet
1969
Director, Sound, Writer
A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.
Absurd Encounter with Fear
1967
Director
A man approaches a woman in a field.
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967
In 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushnell Keeler and brother Dave Keeler sailing on the C...
Six Men Getting Sick
1967
Director, Producer
Lynch's first film project consists of a loop of six people vomiting projected on to a special sculptured screen featuring twisted three-dimensional f...
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967
Camera Operator, Director
In 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushnell Keeler and brother Dave Keeler sailing on the C...
The Soul Detective
N/A
as Himself
A detective enters a train car where he finds different manifestations of a force that haunts the place.
Snootworld
N/A
Writer
Follows tiny creatures named Snoots who have a ritual transition at aged eight at which time they get tinier and they’re sent away for a year so they ...
The Happy Worker
N/A
Executive Producer
Follows Joe who battles to save what he and others have spent years building.
The Sea Behind Her Head
N/A
In Memory Of
The second feature-length film directed by Scott Barley.
Interview Project
N/A
Director
Interview Project is a 20,000 mile road trip where 121 people where found at random and interviewed.