Indie Filmmaking Bootcamp: The David Lynch Way

About Course

Write, Direct and Star in your own short film with minimal equipment, based on the principles of master filmmaker David Lynch.  Be inspired with a coach who was a collaborator of Lynch himself, Kevin S. Michaels

Overview: Could I write, cast, direct? Yes! This fun, special  4-session class introduces students to the visionary style of the late  David Lynch (d. 2025) his techniques, philosophy, and practical filmmaking tools—guided by a filmmaker who’s worked with him or his crew. It combines lecture, hands-on practice, screening analysis, and collaborative exercises. David Lynch was a groundbreaking American filmmaker, visual artist, and cultural icon whose surreal and visionary storytelling redefined what cinema could be. Blending dream logic, psychological horror, and Americana, he became one of the most influential and enigmatic directors of the 20th and early 21st Centuries