David Lynch: Collection of Short Films – Part 2

A section for those who want to see David Lynch in two extreme forms: as an anarchist and as a visionary. Dumbland is a brutal, cartoonish grotesque – raw, loud, and completely unrestrained. The drawings look like scribbles in the margins of a madman’s notebook, while the humor teeters on the edge of absurd violence and childish stupidity. Alongside this animated micro-disaster, we present The First Image: David Lynch – a minimalist yet hypnotic interview, where the director sketches out his earliest cinematic visions, revealing the sources of his inspiration and unparalleled imagination. Two faces of the same artist: one screams, the other whispers, but both are equally unsettling.

Mikołaj Mizak

David Lynch (1946 – 2025) – an American director, screenwriter, producer and visual artist, born in Missoula, Montana. He studied painting in Philadelphia, before moving to Los Angeles to make films. He began production on his feature-length debut, Eraserhead, while still a student at the American Film Institute’s Centre for Advanced Film and Television Studies, which initially provided funding for the project. Lynch was one of the most original and influential cinema visionaries. His signature mix of surrealism, genre tropes and experimental narration found favour with a wide audience. Lynch’s films relied heavily on striking visual and soundtrack elements, which always function as integral parts of the complex structure of his works. In addition to directing, he has practised painting, photography, meditation and experimented with new media. A three-time Oscar nominee, Lynch was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Wild at Heart (1990).