This filmography is somewhat in flux, though it’s fairly complete and accurate – at least as much as it can be. Dean Snider’s body of work is large, occasionally ephemeral, and hard to pin down in some ways, so I’ve done my best!
EROS (1971)
Super 8, sound 18fps, 16.5m
AORTA (1971)
Super 8
The whereabouts/identity of this film are currently unknown (its existence is known from a filmography prepared by Dean Snider)..
LESLIE! GET YOUR HAND OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. (1970-75)
Super 8, bw & color, silent 18fps (?), 13.5m
UNIDENTIFIED FILM (ca.1977)
Super 8, bw & color, sound 24fps, 20m
This film of Dean Snider’s seems to be a finished work of his, but it contains no obvious onscreen titles and the can/reel weren’t labeled, so for now it remains unidentified.
HUMANKIND-NESS (1977)
16mm, bw, sound, 4m
TIN CANS ARE MY FAVORITE TREAT (1979)
16mm, bw, sound, 15m
EAT… SHIT… (1979)
16mm, bw, sound, 1.5m
DESTROY ALL INTELLECTUALS (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 2m
THE INTELLECTUALS STRIKE BACK (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 1.5m
LITTLE FEET (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 1m
WITHOUT YOU (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 2.5m
ERT…… ERRRRRRT (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 7.5m
POLTER GUYS (1980)
16mm, color, sound, 1.5m
INVISIBLE COUNTER-PUNCHING (1980)
16mm, color, sound, 2.5m
WAUWATOSA (1980)
16mm, bw, silent 24fps, 2m
BLOTCHER FILM [initial version] (1981)
16mm, bw, sound, 2m
This film was initially completed as a 2-minute black and white film, but Snider re-finished the film in its final form by only using a fragment of a print and hand-coloring it.
BLOTCHER FILM (1981)
16mm, bw w/ hand coloring, 0.5m
This is the final version of the film, created by using only a section of a print of the originally completed film, and hand-coloring it.
HEY! (1981)
16mm, color, sound, 1 frame
YES-TA-DAY (1981)
16mm, bw & color, 1m
FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS (1981)
16mm, bw, sound, 23.5m
WE SEE (1981)
16mm, color, sound, 1m
MOTEL L. (1981)
16mm, color, sound, 3m
YOU CAN SEE (1981)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 2.5m
DESIRING MEN (1981)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 2.5m
I’M A WORKER (1981)
16mm, color, sound, 8.5m
FUCK YOU VERY MUCH (1981)
16mm, color, silent, ca.5 seconds
THE FAMOUS HE (1981)
16mm, bw, sound, 1m
XMAS CARD (1981)
16mm, bw, sound, 2m
HEY, IT’S XMAS (1981)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 3 seconds
ZEBO (1981)
16mm, bw, sound, 1m
ENOUGH, MAYBE (1981)
16mm
This film appears to be lost (its existence is known from a filmography prepared by Dean Snider).
JOYEAUX NOEL (or JOUYES NOEL) (1981)
16mm
This film appears to be lost (its existence is known from a filmography prepared by Dean Snider).
BORED MEMBERS (1982)
16mm, bw & color, 1.5m
THE SOFT WHITE UNDERBELLY (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 2m
ISH & VINNY (1982)
16mm, bw w/ hand coloring, sound, 15 seconds
THREE VARIATIONS (1982)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 6m
A LITTLE POEM FOR WEDNESDAY (1982)
16mm, bw, sound, 1m
PREFERRED PIECE (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 1m
ROCK FALLS/MUD SLIDES (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 2.5m
OWH! THAT WAS MY PENIS YOU STEPPED ON! (1982)
16mm, bw, sound, 30.5m
SOUVENIRS (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 2.5m
WHERE’S BETTY? (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 4.5m
WAR GAMING SOCIETY (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 7.5m
THIS IS NO PICTURE (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 1.5m
LEARNING ABOUT OUR BODIES (1982)
16mm
This film appears to be lost (its existence is known from a filmography prepared by Dean Snider).
JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 1m
LOVE AT HOME (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 1m
WHAT GOES ON (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 9m
MAKE ‘EM OR BRAKE ‘EM (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 1m
This film was originally 2 minutes in length, comprising the one minute of re-edited and repeated sequences from a trailer for The Paper Chase, followed by material from a commercial for Banamex, ending with a Greyhound bus logo. The film was apparently later shortened by the filmmaker to comprise only the Paper Chase material, and the circulating print of the film features the Banamex/Greyhound material removed and the print signed at the end by the filmmaker. However, the originals for the film, and one full print struck from the originals (comprising three films printed together for convenience) retain the Banamex/Greyhound material. But the removal of this material and signature/dating by the filmmaker on the circulating print suggest that it represents the final preferred version of the film. Interestingly, Marian Wallace remembers the film always having the Banamex material, whereas Michael Rudnick does not recall this and remembers the film only having the Paper Chase material. Regardless, the version of the film that seems to have been exhibited by Dean is the 1 minute version.
CLOUD NINE (1983)
16mm, bw w/ hand coloring, sound, 3m
BROWN EYED GIRL (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 3.5m
TRIUMPH OF MAN (1983)
16mm, bw & color, 4.5m
SOMEBODY ELSE’S MOVIES (1983)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 1.5m
EDITED FOR TELEVISION (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 1.5m
IT’S O.K. (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 3.5m
MARRIAGE (1983)
16mm, bw, sound, 7.5m
SONG FOR CARRELL (1984)
16mm, color, sound, 2m
This film was erroneously listed as being called I REMEMBER LOVE on the 4-DVD set of Dean Snider’s films that was released in 2007.
NO NOTHING WOMAN (1984)
16mm, color, sound, 0.5m
STINK (1984)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 6m
I’LL SEE YA PARTNER (1984)
16mm, bw, sound, 0.5m
1984 (1984)
16mm, color, sound, 45 seconds
CANYON CINEMA (1984)
16mm, bw, sound, 2m
[UNTITLED FOUR-PROJECTOR PERFORMANCE PIECE] (ca.1981-84)
16mm, color, sound, ca.5.5m
This piece may have originally had a title, but it is not documented or known. This piece was likely made for presentation at No Nothing Cinema, which would make its year of release more likely 1983-84. Although definitely presented with some kind of sound, it is uncertain if the sound was meant to come from the films themselves, and/or a separate source. These reels are entirely made up of re-edited pornographic found footage. No information currently exists on how this performance is meant to be executed. Additionally, it is fair to say that with Dean Snider no longer living, it would be impossible to even remotely faithfully recreate this piece.
WHY AM I SO SHY? (1984)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 18 seconds
LISA SEZ (1984)
35mm (1.37), bw & color, sound, 1.5m
AN EMOTIONAL EPILOGUE (1984)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 1m
CRUMMY LITTLE LIFE (1984)
35mm/video (1.37), color, sound, 3.5m
This film is essentially a music video for the title song by Ed Jones, and comprises a seemingly complete sequence from The Night Could Last Forever, with titles added to the end specific to Crummy Little Life. Most likely this was only finished to video.
THE NIGHT COULD LAST FOREVER (1985)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 9m
FUCKIN’ HAWAII (1985)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 1.5m
RETURN TO INFANCY (1985)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 1m
MY LITTLE BABY (1985)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 1.5m
SPACE ROLL (1986)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 2m
LA MAR (1986)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 5m
THE REEL THING TINGLES (1986)
16mm, bw & color, sound on tape, 5m
A VERY UNFORTUNATE STORY (1987)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 2.5m
TOWER OF SCREAMING VIRGINS VS. THE WITCHMAKER (1987)
35mm, color, sound, 6m
This is a found footage film that was just shown as a spliced original. It’s essentially an interwoven re-editing of scenes from the films Tower of Screaming Virgins (1968) and The Witchmaker (1969).
BLIND ALLEY (1988)
16mm, bw & color, sound on tape, 9m
This film is made up entirely of found footage and was shown by Snider as a spliced original with sound on cassette.
I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT (1988)
35mm (1.37), bw & color, sound, 3m
WITHOUT YOU, BABE (1989)
16mm, color, sound on tape, 5m
This film doesn’t seem to have been printed by Snider, but rather shown as a spliced original with sound on cassette.
LAND WITHOUT TALK (1989)
16mm, color, sound, 4.5m
This film is made up entirely of found footage and was shown by Snider as a spliced original with sound on cassette. This film was preserved at Anthology Film Archives, but I’ve yet to confirm if the soundtrack they preserved is the latent one present on the found footage in this element or if they sourced the correct soundtrack from the intended cassette.
ATTENTION (1989)
35mm (1.37), color, sound on tape, 3m
This is a found footage film that was just shown as a spliced original with sound on cassette.
ALL ABOUT EGGS (1989)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 2.5m
FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY (1990)
35mm (1.37), bw, sound, 1m
BRAB (1991)
video
TOO MORE (1992)
35mm (1.37), color, sound, 3.5m
MAXIMUM MISS YOU (1993)
video
This film appears to be lost (its existence is known from a filmography prepared by Dean Snider).
MY DREAMS OF YOU (1994)
35mm (probably 1.37)
This film appears to be lost (its existence is known from a filmography prepared by Dean Snider).
LIGHTSTRUCK 