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David Lynch is seeking backers for “Snootworld,” an animated project he’s developed with Caroline Thompson, despite Netflix rejecting the pitch. 

The story, envisioned two decades ago, aims to immerse both children and adults with its unique narrative involving creatures called Snoots. The project marks a potential new direction for Lynch, who hasn’t directed a feature in nearly 20 years but remains an influential figure in cinema.

Caroline Thompson: “It takes my breath away how wacky it is. The Snoots are these tiny creatures who have a ritual transition at aged eight at which time they get tinier and they’re sent away for a year so they are protected. The world goes into chaos when the Snoot hero of the story disappears into the carpet and his family can’t find him and he enters a crazy, magnificent world.”

David Lynch: “I don’t know when I started thinking about Snoots but I’d do these drawings of Snoots and then a story started to emerge. I like this story. It’s something that children and adults can both appreciate… I’ve never really done a straight animation but with computers today it’s possible to do some spectacular things.”