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Nick Zedd (né James Franklyn Harding III; January 25, 1956 – February 27, 2022) was an American filmmaker, author, and painter based in Mexico City. He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded filmmakers and artists using shock value and black humor in their work.
Feb 28, 2022 · Subterranean filmmaker Nick Zedd, founder of the Cinema of Transgression movement and an uncompromising auteur whose crude, no-budget oeuvre influenced filmmakers from Christoph Schlingensief to Quentin Tarantino, died early Sunday in Mexico City, where he lived, at the age of sixty-three.
Just found out on Instagram that No Wave filmmaker Nick Zedd passed away late last month (Feb. 27th) of hepatitis C. Nick Zedd was responsible for writing the Cinema of Transgression manifesto which defined NYC underground cinema in the 80s.
Nick Zedd was a controversial director and writer of underground films and videos, known for his transgressive and provocative themes. He died in 2022 in Mexico City, where he lived with his wife Monica Casanova and their two children.
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An obituary and tribute to the underground filmmaker Nick Zedd, who passed away in 2022. The article includes an interview with Zedd from 2008, where he discusses his work, themes, and views on society.
Mar 14, 2012 · Downtown low-budget shock king Nick Zedd on why his movies aren’t pretty. One of the most identifiable figureheads of the Cinema of Transgression movement in New York City in the 1980s, Nick Zedd is known for his abrasive low-budget films full of sex, suicide, drugs and weird creatures.
Oct 31, 2017 · Nick Zedd (né James Franklyn Harding III; January 25, 1956 – February 27, 2022) was an American filmmaker, author, and painter based in Mexico City. He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded filmmakers and artists using shock value and black humor in their work.
