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
Electra Elf: The BeginningViewing moment
Electra Elf: The Beginning
2005
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain★ 5Viewing moment
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain
1983
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
SimonlandViewing moment
Simonland
1984
Manhattan Love Suicides★ 5.9Viewing moment
Manhattan Love Suicides
1985
Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space★ 1.5Viewing moment
Werewolf Bitches from Outer Space
2017
Attack of the Particle DisruptorsViewing moment
Attack of the Particle Disruptors
2017
The Death of MuffinheadViewing moment
The Death of Muffinhead
2017
Mutable Fire★ 4.3Viewing moment
Mutable Fire
1984
Submit to Me Now★ 4.3Viewing moment
Submit to Me Now
1987
Con Artist★ 6.7Viewing moment
Con Artist
2010
The Killing Games★ 3Viewing moment
The Killing Games
2012
Submit to Me★ 5.2Viewing moment
Submit to Me
1985
Rockets Redglare!Viewing moment
Rockets Redglare!
2003
Thrust in Me★ 5.6Viewing moment
Thrust in Me
1985
Police State★ 6Viewing moment
Police State
1987
War Is Menstrual Envy★ 3.7Viewing moment
War Is Menstrual Envy
1992
Kiss Me Goodbye★ 4.5Viewing moment
Kiss Me Goodbye
1986
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
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