As a creator of absolute freedom, David Lynch has built his work as a riddle to be deciphered between dream and reality. As a cult director from his very first films – Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet – Lynch forever disrupted the world of television with his series Twin Peaks, before tackling the lies of Hollywood in Mulholland Drive. Recounting the life of the most influential filmmaker of his generation, this documentary explores the hidden meaning behind a relentlessly consistent filmography and delves beneath the dark and writhing surface of the American Dream.