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28. Shorts: David Lynch Shorts (1967-1970)

28. Shorts: David Lynch Shorts (1967-1970)

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Influential filmmaker David Lynch got his start in shorts, and today we look at two of his early works, Six Men Getting Sick and The Grandmother.  If you know him from Twin Peaks or Mulholland Drive, you’ll want to listen in to hear about Lynch’s early experiments in surrealism.

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“And the Winner Is...Alan Splet, Who Became a Household Word by Skipping the Oscars” from People Magazine: https://people.com/archive/and-the-winner-is-alan-splet-who-became-a-household-word-by-skipping-the-oscars-vol-13-no-18/

Carroll, Rory in “Interview: David Lynch ‘You gotta be selfish.  It’s a terrible thing’”: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/23/david-lynch-gotta-be-selfish-twin-peaks

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