In/Dividu,Nicole Hewitt, Croatia, 1999, 16mm/Beta, 7’ 33’’
A stop frame film deconstructing and dislocating objects found in the studios of Zagreb Film. It questions the stability of objects by literally disassembling and reassembling them. The title refers to the etymology of the word ‘individual’ – something that cannot be divided.
Nicole Hewitt, Croatia, 1989, 35mm, 5’
A combination of cut out and drawn animation dealing with the problems of personal identity and freedom.
Nicole Hewitt, Croatia, 1993, 35mm, 8’
Inspired by early German cinema, the film uses the techniques of model animation.
In Between,Nicole Hewitt, Croatia, 2002, Beta, 20’
An animated documentary recording the annual collection of bulky household refuse in Zagreb. Every summer the city of Zagreb organises the collection of unwanted large household objects starting at the periphery of Zagreb and moving towards the city centre. The collection points change every two or three days so that at various places around the city the streets are piled with discarded objects. These objects are in transition, in between – not yet ‘rubbish’ but recognisably out of place, a threat to good order. The film is a combination of live action and stop-frame animation. The film questions the status of these objects in transition – objects not quite categorised as ‘rubbish’ as their previous identity still clings to them, but it also questions itself as it employs methods of both documentary film making and animation film making. The soundtrack incorporates the various interactions occurring during the making of the film with the citizens of Zagreb and the Roma people who recycle the discarded objects.
Pigs, etc.,Nicole Hewitt, Croatia, 2003, Beta, 3’
Short animations based on childrens’ visions of biology. The piece is about pedagogy and being the recipient of state education.
Bridge,Nicole Hewitt, Croatia, 2003, Beta, 15’
A film documenting the construction and erection of a memorial bridge in Rijeka, Croatia. The footage was shot frame by frame and repeatedly re-photographed until evidence of the original event becomes almost erased. The film is a memorial to the process of making a monument.
Waltz, A Mock Ball,Nicole Hewitt, Croatia/Austria, 2004, Beta, 10’
The soundtrack consists of documentary audio from the preparations for the Vienese Opera Ball in Vienna, the images are reconstructions with Croatian actors and students of the events filmed while attending the reharsals, auditions and preparations for the Ball. Croatia has emulated the Vienese Opera Ball in February 2005.