I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

The Log Lady was conceived on the set of Eraserhead in 1973. She was born and became a cult icon on Twin Peaks in 1990. The Log Lady dies, 25 years later, in Twin Peaks: The Return, just as Catherine Coulson, the actress playing the role knows she herself is dying with just days left to live. The show must go on. But why?

Why did Catherine hide her illness from one of her closest friends, Academy Award winning director, David Lynch? Why did her lifelong crowd of family and friends rally from around the world to her deathbed? Why did David re-write Catherine's final Log Lady scenes just hours before filming?

Why did Catherine, who performed as a child in radio, as a teenager at Disneyland, as a proud feminist in '60s SF revolutionary theater, who was a pioneer behind the camera on films by John Casavettes and on Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, who as a mother, wife and community leader triumphed for decades on stage at the largest repertory company in the United States, why did she need to push herself so hard to stay alive, to play her part, one last time?

This intimate, compelling, documentary with a unique visual style, kickass soundtrack, classic footage and captivating pace lets David Lynch, Lisa Loomer, Kyle MacLachlan, Grace Zabriskie, Robert Schenkkan, Michael Horse, Deidrie Henry, Mark Frost, Sabrina Sutherland, Kimmy Robertson, Jenny Sullivan, Dana Ashbrook, Timothy Near, Mindy Alper and more tell you the moving, suspenseful story of Catherine, the Log Lady, in their own, eloquent words.