# @americanfilminstitute on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdeXUHRiMUv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70713005-americanfilminstitute-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a955d758c4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-19T15:47:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Film Institute (@americanfilminstitute) — https://gondola.cc/americanfilminstitute

## Caption

Today, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of AFI Alum David Lynch’s masterpiece BLUE VELVET. How did Lynch first come up with the idea for the film? In this 2004 clip from the AFI Archive, he explains it in a way only he could.

Help protect film history by supporting the AFI Archive today at AFI.com/donate.

#DavidLynch #AFIArchive #BlueVelvet

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## Tags

afiarchive, davidlynch, bluevelvet

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