David Lynch's impressive resume includes Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and music videos for X Japan and Nine Inch Nails to name a few. Now Lynch's son Riley Sweeney Lynch is getting into the film game with his successfully-funded flick Black Earth. The film is billed as a "story of two lost souls falling in love in a dangerous world," and the $18,000 he received via his Kickstarter is for the film's proof of concept.
Lynch says he'll film the concept over four days in June in Wisconsin, and that he's already begun working on the soundtrack. The concept may be shown at festivals, says Lynch. You can check out the synopsis of the film below, as well as a trailer and a poster.
Jack is a lonely metal head who lives in a small town on the edge of a deep birch forest. The townspeople fear the forest, believing it to be full of spirits. Jack dreams of a world outside this town, full of music. Nobody in the town gives a hoot about him or his dreams. He works at a bar. He is stuck.
Then Mimi appears.
No one knows where Mimi came from, including Mimi. She's searching for answers. She's on the run. She thinks Jack may be someone who can help.
Superstition and ignorance are their enemies, represented by The Big One, the enormous mayor turned eccentric spiritual gang leader and her nefarious partner, The Sheriff.
Like many of us, Jack and Mimi both want to belong. Jack wants to leave his small town home and to join a metal band, but his lack of self-confidence has rendered him inert, while Mimi desperately searches for a home she's long forgotten.
It is my hope that this film will have a positive impact on anyone who feels stuck, or homesick for a place that they can't recall.
