The Wizard of Oz - a film directed by Victor Fleming in 1939 and based on the well-known fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum - is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. With his documentary, the director takes us over the rainbow to explore this unexpected bridge towards Lynch's disturbing and fairy-tale universe.
A journey into the American imagination, between recurring dreams and fears, and a creative and very entertaining investigation.
Selected for the Spotlight section of the Tribeca Festival, it had its world premiere on June 9, 2022.
Born in Geneva, he holds a master's degree in playwriting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Through his films, he investigates the most influential works of various masters of cinema, analyzing famous sequences or tiny details with dazzling intuition. His works include The People vs. George Lucas (2010), 78/52 (2017), Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) and Inside the Mind of the Exorcist (2020). He is the creative director of the production company Exhibit A Pictures, whose documentaries celebrate and deconstruct the cinematic heritage and icons of our time.
