Editing Nick Zedd (section)

{{Short description|American filmmaker and writer (1958–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Nick Zedd
| image              = Nick Zedd at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Zedd at the 2009 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = James Franklyn Harding III
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1956|01|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Takoma Park, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2022|2|27|1958|05|08|mf=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Director
* screenwriter
* producer
* author
}}
| years_active       = 1979–2015
}}

'''Nick Zedd''' ({{ne}} '''James Franklyn Harding III'''; January 25, 1956 – February 27, 2022)<ref>John Franklyn Harding III, birth announcement. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/708700878/ Kearney Daily Hub, January 25, 1956.] Kearney, Nebraska.</ref> 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 (film director)|Jack Smith]] and [[Lydia Lunch]]. Under numerous pen names, Zedd edited and wrote the ''Underground Film Bulletin'' (1984–1990) which publicized the work of these filmmakers. The Cinema of Transgression was explored in [[Jack Sargeant (writer)|Jack Sargeant]]'s book ''[[Deathtripping]]''.<ref name="Artforum">{{cite web |title=Nick Zedd (1958–2022) |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/nick-zedd-1958-2022-88031 |website=Artforum | date=2022-02-28}}</ref>