Nick Zedd

Nick Zedd

screenwriter
actor
film director
🇺🇸United States
Cinema of Transgression

Nick Zedd 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. These filmmakers and artistic collaborators included Richard Kern, Tessa Hughes Freeland, Lung Leg, Kembra Pfahler, Jack Smith and Lydia Lunch.

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Lifespan
1958 – 2022
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Career Journey

Background

Born in
Takoma Park

Timeline

  • 1958

    Born

    Birth
  • 2022

    Died

    Death

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