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Join us as we present a series of screenings and conversations about David Lynch and the Twin Peaks series. David Lynch was an iconic filmmaker, painter and musician known for his surrealist, dream-like, artistic style. He revolutionized television when he brought his "Lynchian" style to the small screen with the seminal television series, Twin Peaks, which epitomizes his style as it juxtaposes idyllic, small-town, American charm with a darker underbelly of American life. This series is rated 14+.

Paxton Farrar is an independent filmmaker who grew up in Seattle, WA. He studied film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Production Prize. His films frequently use location as a character, and focus on realistic portrayals of science. Alci Rengifo & Sebastian Carrasco of Self-Exiled Productions and the film podcast Breaking the 180.

Alci Rengifo is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, and a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His cultural commentary on politics, art, and literature has been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Riot Material and the East L.A. monthly, Brooklyn & Boyle. As a screenwriter, Alci has written numerous award-winning short films, many of them for the SMC Film Production Program. His directorial debut, Azizam, played at film festivals around the world, including the Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at Cannes and the Gibara International Film Festival in Cuba. Additionally, he is the co-host of the film podcast Breaking the 180. 

Sebastian Carrasco is a dual-degree graduate of Latin American history and violin performance from Bard College who has spent the last half decade synthesizing his profound love of cinema and academic interests into two parallel avenues: making films with his production company, Self-Exiled Productions, and co-hosting the film podcast, Breaking the 180. In 2025 Sebastian’s short film No Return won Best Director at the Munich Shorts Film Festival, and he is currently pre-producing a feature film about the legendary Salvadoran poet Roque Dalton. Carrasco is the 2026 recipient of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) and Rotten Tomatoes Ruth Batchelor Award.

This program was made possible with the generous support of Walton Chui, Chair of the West Los Angeles Satelle Neighborhood Council (WLASNC).

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.