"I KNOW CATHERINE, THE LOG LADY" (2025) Highlights Lynch Collaborator, Catherine Coulson (TRAILER)
The passing of David Lynch still looms heavily over the hearts of many genre fans and was a terrible way to kick off 2025. While everyone has their favorite Lynch film, it is undeniable how important his “Twin Peaks” universe was to his oeuvre. From multiple seasons and a film, “Fire Walk With Me,” many found and connected to Lynch through his “Twin Peaks” show and expanded universe. Now, a new documentary is heading to theaters that focuses on one of Lynch’s longtime collaborators and a crucial part of the series, Catherine Coulson, in “I Know Catherine, The Log Lady.”
The film premieres in LA this week, April 17, 2025, to be exact, and we have all the details about it for you below as well as a trailer. The documentary film will hit other theaters across the country and you can check show dates here. Check out the heartfelt ode to Catherine’s legacy below, and for “Twin Peaks” fans this is surely one to seek out!
From The Press Release
History of Cool and Next Step Studios are honored to announce the April 17th Hollywood premiere of Richard Green's I Know Catherine, The Log Lady. The moving and intimate documentary is a look at the life and final performance of stage and screen actress and David Lynch collaborator Catherine Coulson.
Weeks after David Lynch announced the return, 25 years later, of his 1990 groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks, Catherine, best known as the iconic Log Lady, learned she had terminal cancer. Not wanting to disappoint Lynch, her fans and her cast, Catherine struggled to live long enough to play the part of the Log Lady one more time before her own death days later. "The show must go on”.
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady will have its Hollywood premiere April 17th as the Closing Night Film of the American Cinematheque's This is Not A Fiction Film Festival. The doc will continue screening around the United States including a weeklong run in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Glendale beginning May 9th. In New York, the doc will premiere May 1st at the IFC Center, with an encore screening May 4th.
Synopsis
The true story of the extraordinary death and life of Catherine Coulson. Oscar-winning director David Lynch and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan each created new works for her. Celebrated actors, directors, writers and crew, who worked with Catherine across stage and screen, came together with her loved ones at her deathbed, to help her play her most iconic role one last time.
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