That synopsis tain't right!
Alright...well...the synopsis given above is totally wrong. Lumiere is a wonderful hodgepodge of 20 or so directors, each given a working replica of the Lumiere brothers original movie camera, given three rolls of film (each around a minute long), and told to go out and shoot something. They can utilize in-camera cuts only. No post editing. So...the results are wonderfully mixed with Lynch's being one of the most amazing. He crams a typical Lynchian story into a tiny package that will make you say "how the hell did he do that?" One of the best examples of how to waste an opportunity like this is Spike Lee's short. It consists of a static shot of his then infant-son Satchel. You know...if I were given a Lumiere camera I bet I could film ANYTHING more interesting that a friggin' home movie of my kid! Bottom line: Really interesting, hit-or-miss collection showing what some of your favorite directors can do when they're REALLY limited.