BFI dedicates a season to the memory of David Lynch — one year after his passing

The British Film Institute has announced a major season titled David Lynch: The Dreamer, marking the first anniversary of David Lynch’s death. Running across BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, the programme is conceived as a retrospective, a love letter, and an attempt to once again decipher the director’s unsettling, hypnotic worlds.

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Lynch was one of the most distinctive surrealist filmmakers and visionaries of our time. His cinema is less about plot than about states of being — fear, nostalgia, desire and the seductive pull of evil beneath the glossy surface of the American dream. From Eraserhead to Mulholland Drive, he created spaces where logic gives way to intuition, and dreams often feel more truthful than reality.

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As part of the winter season, running from December to February, audiences will be able to see Lynch’s key works on the big screen, including Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, The Elephant Man, Dune, Inland Empire and, of course, Twin Peaks — with both the original pilot and Fire Walk with Me presented in a variety of formats, including film prints and discussion-led screenings. Special focus will also be given to his short films, online projects and the documentary David Lynch: The Art Life.

Beyond screenings, the programme features talks, quizzes, a VJ night celebrating the music of Lynch’s films, philosophical discussions, creative workshops, and even the installation Step into the Black Lodge, offering visitors the chance to step inside the iconic Red Room. Special introductory events have also been designed for audiences aged 25 and under.

The season’s curators describe it as a journey — an invitation to get lost once more in the world of a filmmaker who knew how to turn darkness into art and make dreams a shared, collective experience.

David Lynch: The Dreamer runs at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX until February 2026. Tickets are now on sale.

https://afishalondontickets.com/events/art-zavtrak-li-miller-muza-fotograf-svidetel-istorii

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