ABOUT THE MOVIE
Through the voice of Little Jela, the film tells the story of the events that marked a generation and shaped the future of the landscape of Lika, a neglected and sparsely populated region of Croatia. The living conditions impacted on the personal lives of the people who lived there, their solitude, relationships, opportunities, apprehensions and hopes. Little Jela embodies several members of my own family which is predominantly composed of women – mothers, grandmothers, sisters and aunts.
Ana Hušman
Ana Hušman deconstructs the structure and texture of film elements in her work through various forms, including film, installations, books, image recordings, sound, and text. She experiments with animation possibilities, as well as documentary and fiction elements in film, voice, and articulation. Within her creative processes, she explores and challenges the positions of amateur and professional subjects in performativity, the medium itself, and the structures that dictate and produce behavioral patterns.
She works as an associate professor at the Department of Animated Film and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. She is a co-founder of the RESTART association, where she has been leading film education programs for both children and adults for many years. Since 2003, she has been a member of the artistic organization Pangolin. Her works have received multiple national and international awards and have been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as film festivals worldwide.
