Elizabeth Skadden

In each edition of Dossier, Nothing Major pulls classified profiles from our ultra secret cache of documents and posts them on the Internet. This week, it's New York-based filmmaker and visual artist Elizabeth Skadden.

Name: Elizabeth Skadden

DOB: May 1st
Deep Time - "Coleman" directed by Elizabeth Skadden

Current City: New York, NY after three years in Berlin

Current occupation: Filmmaker and visual artist

Materials from the artist's work Collecting

Career defining moment: After my band broke up, I gave up anything to do with bands for a year. Then I went on tour with No Age throughout Europe and America performing live visuals and realized I had to keep working with bands.

Last design item you bought: Softspots sandals from Shoe Market.

"Soft Rains, Intervention 1"

Most beloved item of clothing (past or present): 1950s handmade playsuit that I found at Room Service in my hometown of Austin, TX. I'm wearing it in this vid of my old band. 

Most treasured design object: A Girl Scouts branded Brownie camera that was my mom's.

Worst trend you regret embracing: Moving to Berlin. I didn't even know it was a trend until about a year in.

Favorite room in the house: I can't live in a living room. 

TEEN - "Circus" directed by Elizabeth Skadden

Favorite museum or gallery: Whitney Museum, Untitled Gallery.

Drink of choice: A fresh coconut bought from a grumpy dude in Brazil

Artist/designer you collect: No Age / Lucky Dragons / PPM Records / Keren Richter

Eric Copeland "Doo Doo Run" 7" PPM33

Artist/designer you'd like to collect: Lutz Bacher

Favorite album cover: Blind Faith self-titled. 

The best video ever:  METZ - "Wet Blanket" directed by Leblanc + Cudmore

Secret obsession: That song "Final Countdown" by Europe.

See more of Elizabeth Skadden's work online at elizabethskadden.com.