UW Cinematheque - Summer at the Cinematheque 2023

The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch’s art and filmography—from his very first short, The Alphabet, to his most recent season of Twin Peaks. Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe, whose previous work has made close examination of the shower scene in Psycho, the origins and legacy of Alien, and the use of Monument Valley in cinema, has assembled here six different visual essays narrated by, among others, John Waters and Karyn Kusama.