Universally acclaimed surrealist filmmaker David Lynch (of Twin Peaks fame) will bring his Festival of Disruption to Brooklyn in May, marking the third edition of the event and the first on the east coast. Lynch will continue to host the event concurrently in Lost Angeles, where the first two years took place. The event is set to take place at Brooklyn Steel on May 19th and 20th.
The music lineup for the event will include Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Animal Collective, Angel Olsen, Flying Lotus, Au Revoir Simone, John Hopkins, and Rebekah Del Rio. In addition to curating the talented roster of musicians for the Brooklyn edition of Festival of Disruption, David Lynch will also present a series of talks and film screenings at the event. Lynch himself conduct a talk on “Rare Short Films”, actress Isabella Rossellini will present a screening of Blue Velvet (1986), and renowned photographer Gregory Crewdson will present There But Not There, a 2017 Juliane Hiam-directed documentary short about the making of his 2008 opus, Beneath The Roses.
An art exhibition has also been planned for the event and will showcase works by Lynch, William Eggleston, and David OReilly, in addition to Sandro Miller’s Psychogenic Fugue featuring John Malkovich photographed as iconic David Lynch characters. In addition, the Brooklyn edition of Festival of Disruption will feature a meditation session hosted by Bob Roth and featuring Brian Eno‘s his recent ambient LP, Reflection.
The event will benefit the David Lynch Foundation, which aims to reduce “toxic stress and trauma among at-risk populations, including victims of domestic violence, veterans suffering from PTSD, and underserved urban youth, through the evidence-based Transcendental Meditation technique.”
Tickets for the third annual Festival of Disruption go on sale Thursday, March 8th, with a limited number of tickets including an intimate cocktail party hosted by Lynch.
For more information, head to the Festival of Disruption website.