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Series VIII: Film

Scope and Content

Series VIII: Film includes original filmic elements by Zedd and is organized chronologically, then alphabetically.

Subseries A: By Nick Zedd

Subseries B: Original Containers

Subseries C: Juvenelia and Family include films Zedd completed as a youth, in addition to a collection of Harding Family movies.

Subseries D: Miscellaneous includes Lung Leg's "Worm Movie" and a collection of commercial films from Zedd's personal collection.

Subseries E: Film Documentation includes laboratory forms found with Zedd's original works.

Conditions Governing Access

Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers.

Subseries A: By Nick Zedd

"Destination X - A Roll", 1976

Film: 311.0003 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Nomad", c1978

Film: 311.0004 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"They Eat Scum - Spliced Original Reel 1 of 2", 1979

Film: 311.0006 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"They Eat Scum - Spliced Original Reel 2 of 2", 1979

Film: 311.0007a (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"They Eat Scum - Spliced Original Reel 2 of 2", 1979

Film: 311.0007b (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8

TRT: [unknown]

"They Eat Scum - Outtakes", 1979

Film: 311.0008 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"The Bogus Man", 1980

Film: 311.0002a (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

Originally found with 311.0002b: "Skeleton - Nick Zedd."

"Skeleton - Nick Zedd", 1980

Film: 311.0002b (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

Removed from 311.0002a: "The Bogus Man" Print. This was possibly used as leader.

"Geek Maggot Bingo - Pix Trk 1 of 4", 1983

Film: 311.0009 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: unknown

"Geek Maggot Bingo - Trk", 1983

Film: 311.0010 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

[Geek Maggot Bingo - Unlabeled], 1983

Film: 311.0011 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Geek Maggot Bingo - R1 Color Positive", 1983

Film: 311.0012 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Geek Maggot Bingo - R1 Opt. Trk Tail", 1983

Film: 311.0013 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Geek Maggot Bingo - R3 Opt Trk Head", 1983

Film: 311.0014 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Geek Maggot Bingo - R3 Pos Rev Color w/Mag Sound, 'B'-Wind Pix", 1983

Film: 311.0015 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"The Wild World of Lydia Lunch - Original", 1984

Film: 311.0016 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Fill", 1987

Film: 311.0026 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - HHKK", 1987

Film: 311.0028 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Scene Two Dailies PIX HD", 1987

Film: 311.0032 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Junk Footage Scene Two", 1987

Box: Binder 3, Media: ID: 311.0033 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Work Pix Dupe", 1987

Film: 311.0034 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Work Pix HD", 1987

Film: 311.0035 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Nick's Face", 1987

Box: Binder 3, Media: ID: 311.0036 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Credits", 1987

Film: 311.0037 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Fill" [Unmarked Reel], 1987

Film: 311.0038 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Fill" [Blank], 1987

Film: 311.0039 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Dial A", 1987

Film: 311.0040 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Dial B", 1987

Film: 311.0041 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - B-Wind Op. Track Head", c1987

Film: 311.0447 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT" [unknown]

"Police State - Scene Three Dailies TRK HD", 1987

Film: 311.0051 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State" [Unmarked White Reel], 1987

Film: 311.0054 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State" [Unmarked Reel], 1987

Film: 311.0053 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Police State - Color Reversal B-Wind Head", c1987

Film: 311.0448 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Whoregasm Original", c1988

Film: 311.0042 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Whoregasm - Right Original", c1988

Film: 311.0056 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Nick Zedd - No Title", June 13, 1988

Film: 311.0043 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Outtakes: Soldier Baby", 1992

Film: 311.0044 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Workprint for Camera Rolls #3 and #1", 1992

Film: 311.0045 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Outtakes: Kembra, Richard Chudnon, Annie Sprinkle", 1992

Film: 311.0046 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Work Print Postive Roll A2", April 30, 1993

Film: 311.0047 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Work Print Postive Octopus Cult, Dwarf, Ari Face, Roll A1", April 30, 1993

Film: 311.0048 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Work Print Positive Roll A4", April 30, 1993

Film: 311.0049 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Work Print Positive Roll A3", April 30, 1993

Film: 311.0050 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy" [unmarked], October 18, 1990

Film: 311.0057 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy" [unmarked], October 18, 1990

Film: 311.0058 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Dwarf", October 18, 1990

Film: 311.0059 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Octopus Cult Workprint Negative IMP", October 18, 1990

Film: 311.0060 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy" [unmarked], October 18, 1990

Film: 311.0061 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Tails Out Octopus Cult and Dwarf Negative", April 30, 1993

Film: 311.0062 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - A1 Contact Print Capt. Zero", January 11, 1993

Film: 311.0063 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Workprint", April 22, 1993

Film: 311.0064 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Credits, Kembra Fish, TV Footage, Credits Negative", July 2, 1992

Film: 311.0065 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy - Credits, Kembra and Fish, Credits Negative", July 3, 1992

Film: 311.0066 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy 3 - Workprint", c1992

Film: 311.0067 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"War is Menstrual Envy 4 - World's Fair Negative", c1992

Film: 311.0068 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Lock Stock and Barrel" by Nick Zedd, Emma Diamond, and Mark Brady, 1994

Film: 311.0069 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Squeezebox '95 - R2 Negative", 1995

Film: 311.0070 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Squeezebox '95 - R2 Negative

"Squeezebox 1 & 2", 1995

Film: 311.0071 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Screen Tests - A Roll", January 1998

Film: 311.0072 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Screen Tests - Salonge, Daryl, Karen, Bob B Roll", January 1998

Film: 311.0073 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Why Do You Exist" [Unmarked Reel], 1998

Film: 311.0074 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Why Do You Exist" [Unmarked Reel], 1998

Film: 311.0075 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Why Do You Exist" [Unmarked Reel], 1998

Film: 311.0077 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Ecstasy in Entropy - Heads Original", c1999

Film: 311.0078 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Ecstasy in Entropy - Head Original", c1999

Film: 311.0079 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Ecstasy in Entropy - Outtakes", 2001

Film: 311.0083 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Imitation of Kiss [I of K9]", 2001

Film: 311.0001 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"The Adventures of Electra Elf: Behind the Scenes Bluescreen Footage Negative", undated

Film: 311.0080 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Japan", undated

Film: 311.0081 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Mixed Misc. Footage", undated

Film: 311.0082 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Roll A Film Test Nick Zedd", undated

Film: 311.0090 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Rose PG-36", undated

Film: 311.0085 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

[Unidentified Color Film], undated

Film: 311.0086 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

[Collection of Three Unidentified Film Reels], undated

Film: 311.0087 - 311.0089 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

[Unidentified B&W Film Reel], undated

Film: 311.0091 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 16mm

TRT: [unknown]

Subseries B: Original Containers

"Pierre Ganzel's Imitation of Kiss" by Nick Zedd [Black TDK Container], 2001

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original Housing for Media ID: 311.0001

"The Bogus Man" [Rockingham County Public Library Metal Container with Gray Plastic Film Reel Holder], 1980

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original Housing for Media ID: 311.0002a - 311.0002b.

"Original Nomad" [Eastman Kodak Company Metal Container with Black Plastic Film Reel Holder], undated

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Media ID: 311.0005, originally found empty with "Nomad" Media ID: 311.0004.

"Destination X" [Eastman Kodak Canister], 1976

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0003.

"Nomad" [Metal Film Canister], 1978

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0004.

"They Eat Scum" [Anthology Film Archives Canister], 1979

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0006.

"They Eat Scum" [Eastman/Anthology Film Archives Canister], 1979

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0007a - 311.0007b.

"They Eat Scum - Outtakes" [Plastic Canister], 1979

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0008.

"They Eat Scum" [Eastman Kodak Canister], 1979

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0009 - 311.0011.

"They Eat Scum" [35mm Kodak Canister], 1979

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0012 - 311.0013.

"They Eat Scum" [35mm Kodak Canister], 1979

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0014 - 311.0015.

"The Wild World of Lydia Lunch" [Super 8 Canister], 1983

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0016.

"Police State - Fill" [Scotch Magnetic Film Box], 1987

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0026, 311.0028.

"Police State - Scene Two Coded Dailies" [White Box], 1987

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0032.

"Police Sate Cut Work Pix" [White Box], 1987

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0034 - 311.0035.

"Police State - Fill" [White Box], 1987

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0037 - 311.0039.

"Police State Dial A & B" [White Box], 1987

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0040 - 311.0041.

"Police State" [Anthology Film Archives Metal Canister], 2011

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0447 - 311.0448.

"No Title - June 14th 1988" [Du Art Film Box], 1988

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0043.

"Whoregasm - Original" [Kin-O-Lux Inc. Box], 1988

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0042, 311.0056.

"War is Menstrual Envy - Workprint for Camera Rolls 3 and 1", 1990s

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0045.

"War is Menstrual Envy - Outtakes Kembra" [Metal Precision Film Cannister and Reel], 1990s

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0046.

"War Is Menstrual Envy Workprint Positive" [Cardboard Box], 1993

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0047 - 311.0050.

"War - Tails Out" [Du Art Film Box], 1993

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0062.

"War is Menstrual Envy" [Du Art Film Box], 1993

Box: 19B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0063.

"War" [Precision Film Laboratories Box], 1990

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0057 - 311.0061.

"War is Menstrual Envy" [Du Art Film Box], 1993

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0064.

"War: Credits + Kembra" [Du Art Film Box], 1990 - 1992

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0065.

"War: Credits, Kembra + Fish" [Du Art Film Box], 1992

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0066.

"War is Menstrual Envy" [Du Art Film Box], 1993

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0067.

"War: World's Fair", 1993

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0068.

"Lock, Stock and Barrel" [Blue Film Cannister with Metal Reel], 1995

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0069.

"Squeezebox '95 - R2 Negative", 1995

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID 311.0070.

"1995 Squeezebox" [Du Art Film Box], 1995

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0071.

"Why Do You Exist" [Kodak Metal Canister], 1998

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0074 - 311.0075, 311.0077.

"Screen Tests" [Du Art Film Box], 1998

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0072.

"Screen Tests - B Roll" [Du Art Film Box], 1998

Box: 19C (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0073.

"Ecstasy in Entropy" [Kodak Metal Canister], 1999

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0078 - 311.0079.

"The Adventures of Electra Elf" [Fuji Metal Canister], 2003

Box: 19A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0080.

"Japan" [Gold Metal Cannister and Reel], undated

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0081.

"Mixed Misc. Footage" [Brown metal Film Cannister], undated

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0082.

"Psycolor" [Paper Box], 1970

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0092.

"Harding Productions Inc: Attack of The Giant Fly and Cartoon" [Paper Box], 1968

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0105.

"The Giant Fly Invincible - Part 1" [Metal Canister], 1971

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0106.

"The Giant Fly Invincible - Part 2" [Metal Canister], 1971

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0107.

"The Giant Fly Invincible" [Illustrated Metal Canister], 1971

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0108.

"Film Epics Volume 1: Harding Productions Inc, Flash Gordon" [Paper Box], 1970

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0112.

"Worm Movie" by Lung Leg [Kodak Paper Box], undated

Box: 19E (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General

Original housing for Media ID: 311.0132.

Subseries C: Juvenilia and Family

"Harding Productions Inc: Attack of The Giant Fly and Cartoon", 1968

Film: 311.0105 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Film Epics Volume 1: Harding Productions Inc, Flash Gordon", 1970

Film: 311.0112 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Psycolor", 1970

Film: 311.0092 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Psycolor" [Painted Reel], 1970

Film: 311.0084 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Handpainted 16mm Clear Reel

"The Giant Fly Invincible - Part 1", 1971

Film: 311.0106 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"The Giant Fly Invincible - Part 2", 1971

Film: 311.0107 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"The Giant Fly Invincible" [Illustrated Canister], 1971

Film: 311.0108 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

"Grimy Underpants: An Atrocity by James Harding", undated

Film: 311.0117 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8

TRT: [unknown]

[Harding Family Films], 1956 - 1972

Box: 20 (Material Type: Moving Images)
Box: 54 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

This is a collection of 21 Harding Family recordings.

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

Media ID: 311.0093 - 311.0104, 311.0109 - 311.0111, 311.0113 - 311.0116, 311.000118 - 311.0119.

Subseries D: Miscellaneous

"Worm Movie" by Lung Leg, undated

Film: 311.0132 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

Format: Super 8

TRT: [unknown]

[Commercial Films], undated

Box: 20 (Material Type: Moving Images)
Box: 54 (Material Type: Moving Images)

General

18 commercial films from Zedd's personal collection.

Format: 8mm

TRT: [unknown]

Media ID: 311.0115 - 311.0116, 311.0118 - 311.0131, 311.0133 - 311.0134

Subseries E: Film Documentation

Laboratory Forms

Box: 19D (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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