First published as ''Deathtripping: The Cinema of Transgression'' by Creation Books in 1995 and subsequently republished as ''Deathtripping: The Extreme Underground'' by Soft Skull Press, ''Deathtripping'' is a book by Jack Sargeant which examines the New York based, post-punk underground film movement known as the Cinema of Transgression that formed around the manifesto written by underground filmmaker Nick Zedd. The loose-knit group of underground filmmakers included

Richard Kern Richard Kern (born 1954) is an American underground filmmaker, writer and photographer. He first came to prominence as part of the cultural explosion in the East Village of New York City in the 1980s, with erotic and experimental films like ' ...

, Tommy Turner, Lydia Lunch, Beth B,

Cassandra Stark Casandra Stark Mele was a principal director and actor in the No wave cinema movement referred to as Cinema of Transgression. She made all her films in the 1980s and early 1990s under the name Casandra Stark.Sabin, Roger 1999. ''Punk Rock: So Wha ...

, Joe Coleman and David Wojnarowicz, amongst others. The book examines the work of the Cinema of Transgression filmmakers through lengthy interviews with directors, collaborators, musicians and actors associated with the movement. Alongside these the book features analyses of films, an overview of the history of the movement and its influences. It features an appendix of scripts by some of the filmmakers. Following the publication of the book Jack Sargeant co-produced a VHS tape with the British Film Institute showcasing a number of these films. The films '' Kill Your Idols'' (2006) and '' Blank City'' (2010) both feature Jack talking about the films and the writing of Deathtripping.

Various Editions

The first and second editions were both published by

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s in 1995 and 1999. Both featured a pink cover depicting a photo by Richard Kern. The second edition was numbered as part of Creation Books' Film Collection series. In 2007

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published a redesigned copy which featured various corrections, a new introduction and afterwards alongside numerous new illustrations.

External links

Review in Your Flesh magazine.

Deathtripping at GoodReads

Review at Slug Mag

Interview with Angelique Bosio about Llik Your Idols.

Interview with Jack Sargeant

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