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Remembering David Lynch

April 3-27, 2025

“The art life is a great life.”

This past January, the world lost one of cinema’s greats. A singular visionary who inspired an adjective, David Lynch produced a body of work that has had a lasting influence on artists in various mediums. And yet, a film that is “Lynchian” doesn’t quite hit the same as one “directed by David Lynch.”  
 
In celebration of the late, great filmmaker, the Doris Duke Theatre presents eight features and a collection of six shorts directed by David Lynch, as well as the 2016 documentary David Lynch: The Art Life. 
 
Content consideration: Lynch’s films dive into dark subjects that may not be appropriate for younger audiences and those faint of heart. 

  • Eraserhead

    Thu Apr 3 and Sat Apr 12
    David Lynch’s debut feature is a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Thu Apr 3
    and
    Sat Apr 12
    Dates

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Fri Apr 4 and Sun Apr 13
    A terrifying, tragic look into the last days of Twin Peaks’ Laura Palmer.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Fri Apr 4
    and
    Sun Apr 13
    Dates

  • Dune (1984)

    Fri Apr 4 and Sat Apr 12
    While it flopped at the box office, Lynch's adaptation of the epic sci-fi novel now has a cult following.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Fri Apr 4
    and
    Sat Apr 12
    Dates

  • Inland Empire

    Sat Apr 5 and Thu Apr 10
    Remember when David Lynch sat at a corner on Hollywood Boulevard with a cow to campaign for Laura Dern’s performance in this film?
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Sat Apr 5
    and
    Thu Apr 10
    Dates

  • Wild at Heart

    Sat Apr 5 and Fri Apr 11
    Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern play a pair of lovers on the run in David Lynch's surrealist road movie.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Sat Apr 5
    and
    Fri Apr 11
    Dates

  • Lost Highway

    Sun Apr 6 and Fri Apr 18
    "We’ve met before, haven’t we?" Patrica Arquette and Bill Pullman star in this postmodern noir that constructs an intricate puzzle out of dream logic, eroticism, and shifting identities.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Sun Apr 6
    and
    Fri Apr 18
    Dates

  • Mulholland Drive

    Fri Apr 11 and Thu Apr 17
    David Lynch’s masterpiece is a seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Fri Apr 11
    and
    Thu Apr 17
    Dates

  • Blue Velvet

    Fri Apr 18 and Fri Apr 25
    This erotic thriller is an unforgettable vision of innocence lost, and one of the most influential American films of the late 20th century.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Fri Apr 18
    and
    Fri Apr 25
    Dates

  • The Short Films of David Lynch

    Sat Apr 19 and Thu Apr 24
    A rare chance to catch six of Lynch’s short films.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Sat Apr 19
    and
    Thu Apr 24
    Dates

  • David Lynch: The Art Life

    Sun Apr 27 2:00PM - 4:00PM
    We wrap up our tribute to Lynch with a documentary on the man himself.
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Doris Duke Theatre
    Sun Apr 27
    2:00PM - 4:00PM
    Tickets