Nick Zedd
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Nick Zedd

Born 1958-01-25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Nick Zedd is an American filmmaker and author based in New York 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.  Zedd has directed several super-low-budget movies, including the feature length They Eat Scum and Geek Maggot Bingo, as well as numerous short films.

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Known for

Jonas in the Desert★ 5.3Viewing moment
Jonas in the Desert
1994
Dark Forces★ 4.2Viewing moment
Dark Forces
2020
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain★ 5Viewing moment
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain
1983
Electra Elf: The BeginningViewing moment
Electra Elf: The Beginning
2005
Scumbag★ 2.8Viewing moment
Scumbag
2017
Other People's Mirrors★ 2Viewing moment
Other People's Mirrors
2004
Blank City★ 6.9Viewing moment
Blank City
2011
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis★ 6.6Viewing moment
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
Mutable Fire★ 4.3Viewing moment
Mutable Fire
1984
Submit to Me Now★ 4.3Viewing moment
Submit to Me Now
1987
The Killing Games★ 3Viewing moment
The Killing Games
2012
Con Artist★ 6.7Viewing moment
Con Artist
2010
Rockets Redglare!Viewing moment
Rockets Redglare!
2003
Submit to Me★ 5.2Viewing moment
Submit to Me
1985
Thrust in Me★ 5.6Viewing moment
Thrust in Me
1985
Police State★ 6Viewing moment
Police State
1987
Kiss Me Goodbye★ 4.5Viewing moment
Kiss Me Goodbye
1986
War Is Menstrual Envy★ 3.7Viewing moment
War Is Menstrual Envy
1992
Abnormal: The Sinema of Nick ZeddViewing moment
Abnormal: The Sinema of Nick Zedd
2001
Thus Spake Zarathustra★ 3Viewing moment
Thus Spake Zarathustra
2001
Why Do You Exist?★ 3Viewing moment
Why Do You Exist?
1998
Woman at the Wheel★ 8Viewing moment
Woman at the Wheel
1985
Elf Panties: The Movie★ 2.5Viewing moment
Elf Panties: The Movie
2001
Halloween 1990Viewing moment
Halloween 1990
2014
Imitation of KissViewing moment
Imitation of Kiss
2001
No Such Thing as Gravity★ 3.5Viewing moment
No Such Thing as Gravity
1989
SimonlandViewing moment
Simonland
1984
Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space★ 1.5Viewing moment
Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space
2017
Manhattan Love Suicides★ 5.9Viewing moment
Manhattan Love Suicides
1985
The Death of MuffinheadViewing moment
The Death of Muffinhead
2017
Attack of the Particle DisruptorsViewing moment
Attack of the Particle Disruptors
2017
Impression X★ 1Viewing moment
Impression X
2023

Frequent collaborators

Reverend Jen MillerReverend Jen MillerRockets RedglareRockets RedglareBrenda BergmanBrenda BergmanRichard KernRichard KernSteve BuscemiSteve BuscemiWillem DafoeWillem DafoeMatt DillonMatt DillonCrystal AllenCrystal Allen