Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 7:00pm ET
Venue: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, NYC
TRT: 85 minutes
This year marks the 40th anniversary of David Lynch’s seminal masterpiece, Blue Velvet. In celebration, DOC NYC presents a retrospective screening of German filmmaker Peter Braatz’s making-of documentary, Blue Velvet Revisited, which DOC NYC first presented at our 2017 festival.
In Blue Velvet Revisited, Braatz recounts how Lynch invited him, as a very young filmmaker, to Wilmington, North Carolina, to document the filming of Blue Velvet with Super 8, photography and audio recordings, with the full participation of Lynch and actors Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern and Jack Nance.
In the spirit of Lynch’s uninhibited work, Braatz created a wildly unconventional, yet still accessible, meditation on the cult classic film featuring a delicious soundtrack by Tuxedomoon and Cult With No Name. This treasure trove of never-before-seen material is a must-see for anyone who believes in the intertwining of cinema and dreams.
Director: Peter Braatz
Producers: Peter Braatz, Ida Weiss
The screening will be followed by an on-stage conversation.