David Lynch was a rare breed-an uncompromisingly experimental filmmaker who somehow found mainstream success. Yet while many can name his films and TV shows, fewer have actually watched them, and even fewer truly engaged with them. Lynch’s work is enigmatic, playing with the form of cinema while critiquing Hollywood itself. Above all, he resists easy interpretation. His films aren’t puzzles to be solved but experiences to be felt. In this talk, Dr Peter Sloane explores Lynch's influences, his distinctive aesthetics, and his wider artistic pursuits. We’ll take a closer look at his most cryptic films-not to “decode” them, but to trace his recurring themes and obsessions. Doors open at 7pm , talk starts at 7:30pm - come down early to grab a good seat! Follow us on IG @seedtalks Speaker Bio: Dr Peter Sloane is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Buckingham. He is the author of From Rupture to Refuge: The Coordinates of Contemporary Refugee Narratives (Liverpool UP 2025), Kazuo Ishiguro’s Gestural Poetics (Bloomsbury 2021), and David Foster Wallace and the Body (Routledge 2019). He is the editor of ReFocus: The Films of Claire Denis (Edinburgh UP 2023), and co-editor with Kristian Shaw of Kazuo Ishiguro: 21st Century Perspectives (Manchester UP 2023). This event is 16+ Presented by Seed Talks This is an 16+ event