When news of David Lynch’s passing was announced on January 16th, the reaction fit the artist. Lynch’s death brought about the usual online tributes and posts, but also saw a swell of creativity — memes, cartoons, marquees, and even a shrine at his beloved Bob’s Big Boy in Los Angeles. 

It was a kind of joyful processing of grief that was unlike any in recent memory because David Lynch was unlike any artist in recent memory.  

Lynch created a cinematic universe where there was a darkness lurking under the picture perfect Americana that often feels forced upon us. For those of us who encountered his work in our teens or early 20s, his movies and shows could make you feel seen for the first time. They were proof that not only was there space for movies to be different, but that you could be different too. 

To celebrate his iconic body of work, we’re proud to present our new series, Time to Wake Up: A Tribute to David Lynch. We’ve picked six of his core films that we’ll be playing every other Saturday night from February to April as a way for the community of artists, movie-lovers, and all around weirdos who cherished his work to come together and see these movies they way they were meant to be seen.