Iconic filmmaker Gregg Araki brings us into the singular, surreal world of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Universally panned when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992, the film has since become a cult classic. Starring Sheryl Lee and Kyle McClachlan, with cameos from David Bowie and Harry Dean Stanton, the film is Lynch’s answer to the question posed by his Twin Peaks television series: Who killed Laura Palmer? Gregg makes the case for the movie as an uncompromising representation of Lynch’s genius, and as being distinct among his films for its emotional resonance. 

We learn about Gregg’s early influences, from graphic novels to the Sex Pistols and Rainer Fassbinder, and how the commercial bomb of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me intersected with his own first film, The Living End. Plus, how copy machines fueled the early days of American independent film.

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Filmmakers, actors, and creators of all kinds answer one simple question: What is a film that blew your mind?! 

No film is off limits as each episode centers around one guest and one film that has had a profound impact on their life, work, and art. Co-hosts John Cooper and Tabitha Jackson, former directors of the Sundance Film Festival, call upon decades at the forefront of independent film to bring their insider knowledge, lived experiences, and signature chemistry to conversations that dive straight into the heart and soul of cinema. 

From Molly Shannon on The Wizard of Oz, and Jon Hamm on Cinema Paradiso, to Ryan Coogler on Un Prophete, and Jinkx Monsoon on the Hollywood classic All About Eve, each episode explores a film that has shaped one of the most dynamic artists working today. 

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