Cinema of Transgression
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| + | "We who have violated the laws, commands and duties of the [[avant-garde]]; i.e. to bore, tranquilize and obfuscate through a fluke process dictated by practical convenience stand guilty as charged."--"[[Cinema of Transgression Manifesto]]" (1985) by Nick Zedd | ||
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | The '''Cinema of Transgression''' is a term coined by [[Nick Zedd]] in 1985 to describe a [[New York City]]-based [[underground film]] movement, consisting of a loose-knit group of like-minded artists using [[shock value]] and [[black humor]] in their films. Key players in this movement were Zedd, [[Kembra Pfahler]], [[Tessa Hughes-Freeland]], [[Casandra Stark]], [[Beth B]], Tommy Turner, [[Jon Moritsugu]], [[Manuel DeLanda]], [[David Wojnarowicz]], [[Richard Kern]], and [[Lydia Lunch]], who in the late 1970s and mid-1980s began to make [[no budget film|very low-budget films]] using cheap 8 mm cameras. |
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| + | Zedd outlined his [[philosophy]] on the Cinema of Transgression in ''The Cinema of Transgression Manifesto'', published under the name Orion Jeriko in the [[zine]] ''The Underground Film Bulletin'' (1984–90). | ||
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| + | Cinema of Transgression continues to heavily influence underground filmmakers. In 2000, the [[British Film Institute]] showed a retrospective of the movement's work introduced by those involved in the production of the original video films. | ||
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| + | ==List of notable films== | ||
| + | *''Why Do You Exist'' ([[Nick Zedd]], 1998) | ||
| + | *''You Killed Me First'' ([[Richard Kern]], 1985) | ||
| + | *''Where Evil Dwells'' ([[David Wojnarowicz]] & Tommy Turner, 1985) | ||
| + | *''Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller'' ([[Manuel DeLanda]], 1980) | ||
| + | *''Mommy, Mommy, Where's My Brain?'' ([[Jon Moritsugu]], 1986) | ||
| + | *''Llik Your Idols'' (Angélique Bosio, 2007) | ||
| + | *''Wrecked on Cannibal Island'' ([[Casandra Stark]], 1986) | ||
| + | *''Stigmata'' ([[Beth B]]., 1991) | ||
| + | *''Blank City'' (Celine Danhier, 2009) | ||
| + | *''Nymphomania'' ([[Tessa Hughes-Freeland]] and Holly Adams, 1993) | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Cinema of the world]] | ||
| + | * [[No Wave Cinema]] | ||
| + | * [[Transgressive art]] | ||
| + | * [[Extreme cinema]] | ||
| + | * [[Vulgar auteurism]] | ||
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"We who have violated the laws, commands and duties of the avant-garde; i.e. to bore, tranquilize and obfuscate through a fluke process dictated by practical convenience stand guilty as charged."--"Cinema of Transgression Manifesto" (1985) by Nick Zedd |
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The Cinema of Transgression is a term coined by Nick Zedd in 1985 to describe a New York City-based underground film movement, consisting of a loose-knit group of like-minded artists using shock value and black humor in their films. Key players in this movement were Zedd, Kembra Pfahler, Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Casandra Stark, Beth B, Tommy Turner, Jon Moritsugu, Manuel DeLanda, David Wojnarowicz, Richard Kern, and Lydia Lunch, who in the late 1970s and mid-1980s began to make very low-budget films using cheap 8 mm cameras.
Zedd outlined his philosophy on the Cinema of Transgression in The Cinema of Transgression Manifesto, published under the name Orion Jeriko in the zine The Underground Film Bulletin (1984–90).
Cinema of Transgression continues to heavily influence underground filmmakers. In 2000, the British Film Institute showed a retrospective of the movement's work introduced by those involved in the production of the original video films.
List of notable films
- Why Do You Exist (Nick Zedd, 1998)
- You Killed Me First (Richard Kern, 1985)
- Where Evil Dwells (David Wojnarowicz & Tommy Turner, 1985)
- Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller (Manuel DeLanda, 1980)
- Mommy, Mommy, Where's My Brain? (Jon Moritsugu, 1986)
- Llik Your Idols (Angélique Bosio, 2007)
- Wrecked on Cannibal Island (Casandra Stark, 1986)
- Stigmata (Beth B., 1991)
- Blank City (Celine Danhier, 2009)
- Nymphomania (Tessa Hughes-Freeland and Holly Adams, 1993)
See also
