David Lynch’s Passion Project Unrecorded Night to see the light of the day
The director was working on this project for Netflix and it was reported that his regular collaborators Laura dern and Naomi watts would play in the lead roles. But later on due to the covid-19 pandemic and lynch’s ill health, the project was never resumed.
David lynch was a master in translating human being’s nightmares perfectly onto the screen. He has provided many artistic works that have defined the Surrealism genre to it’s best and you can’t find such genre bending elements nowhere except in his filmography which encompasses across various other mediums such as television and also You Tube. His works like Twin peaks , Mulholland drive and Blue velvet have created a cultural revolutionary among the audiences with the many iconic performances although many might not be able to straightly define what they’ve accrued out of a lynch’s vision often combining surrealism with the investigative noir genre.
Although Inland empire was lynch’s last film to be ever released in theatres which was in 2006, his final work before his death was the sequel to his 1990’s series titled “Twin Peaks : The Return”. After that he only showcased his presence predominantly through his You tube handle David lynch Theatre where he just sticked to making short form content like his surrealist short films, and his infamous daily programs like his “Today’s Number” series where he picks up a numbered ball for each day, whose meaning or purpose in his usual fashion isn’t known to us. His another most logical and purposive series are his “Weather Reports”, where-in he talked about the weather each morning in LA, followed by an occasional memory or thought that Lynch had recounted on those specific days.
Lynch had many unrealized projects that had yet to see a light of the day. And he sadly passed away before they could come into fruition. But recently, in a Reddit post, his daughter Jennifer Lynch has announced that his what is about to be his next creative venture’s script titled “An Unrecorded Night” would be released by them officially. “The Unrecorded night script will most likely be released by myself and family members to make up for what could not be completed, for those who would like it”, told Lynch through social media.
The director was working on this project for Netflix and it was reported that his regular collaborators Laura dern and Naomi watts would play in the lead roles. But later on due to the covid-19 pandemic and lynch’s ill health, the project was never resumed.
Lynch’s daughter had also added that she has asked many people to wait for the official publication from them and not to try to release any unauthorized version which would spoil the beauty of the work that Lynch has created.
This article is written by Yoga Adithiya, a student of Loyola Academy, Secunderabad, interning with Deccan Chronicle.