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22/12/2024

Frank's Christmas (2013)

Composed, Remodelled & Directed by Zhel
Lyrics by Toby Venables (“Frank Sinatra” and “Buy God”)
Voice and Music by Zhel
- London, December 2013

In Frank's Christmas, the familiar holiday spirit is reimagined through a lens of struggle, redemption, and rebirth.

Toby Venables

https://www.facebook.com/zhel.nethttp://www.zhel.netComposed, remodelled and directedby ZhelLyrics by Toby Venables"Frank Sinatra" and "Buy God"Voice by Zhel...

19/12/2024

As the year comes to a close, I’m thrilled to reflect on the journey of my short film, You Can't See The Hill Behind the Hill—part of the TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE project (2024). The film has nearly completed its festival run, travelling to a diverse range of festivals: New York City Independent Film Festival, Paradise Film Festival, Covent Garden Film Festival, Tokyo ShortFest, Berlin Shorts, Los Angeles Short Film Festival, Stockholm City Festival, Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Festival, Sweden Film Festival, Dubai Independent Film Festival, and the Snow Leopard Film Festival (WLIFF).

This short has been an essential part of the TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE series, representing the project internationally before its official premiere last month at The Covent Garden Cinema in London.

Synopsis: YOU CAN'T SEE THE HILL BEHIND THE HILL
In a world drowning in distractions, one man’s search for answers leads him into the wilderness—but is nature his escape or just another illusion? Layers of story unfold: a bus driver abandons his route, a woman recounts his journey in a café, and we see him in the forest—only to realise we’re watching this unfold as a video clicked on by others. What’s real, and what’s constructed?

Written and directed by: Zhel (Zeljko Vukicevic)
Cast: Violetta Bajtsi, Emily Handberg

17/12/2024

https://youtu.be/8qvS5uQ2wFU

This video is a personal collection of moments and reflections filmed raw between 2008 and 2016, using a variety of cameras, both old and new. It wasn't meant to be published, but there you go.

This video is a personal collection of moments and reflections filmed between 2009 and 2016, using a variety of cameras, both old and new. It wasn't meant to...

10/12/2024

For experimental film lovers: mark your calendars for this Thursday!

SEMIOTIC THREAT (Zhel, 2014) will be screened at CLOSE-UP on 12th December 2024 at 8:15 pm, as part of ‘One Minute Volume Nine,’ curated by the iconic Kerry Baldry. Hope to see you there!

Kerry Baldry

09/12/2024

Hey ho, this nutty London storm has brought us the official photos from the premiere of my experimental modular project Trust No Thought of Mine! 🎥✨

The screening (26th November 2024 at the Garden Cinema, Covent Garden) was designed as a small affair for the lovely crew, their friends, and some people from the industry. It was such a joy to once again see the beautiful, talented faces in which I discovered the energy and skill needed for collaboration. Wishing them all success on their journeys—we’ll definitely work together again on serious projects!

Big thanks to The Garden Cinema and its amazing team (thank you, Marloes, Gabriel, Ronja, and the rest) for continuing to show indie films with so much love and care in an age of instant gratification. It’s rare to chat with someone at the box office who truly understands cinema. The atmosphere was cinematic, film-loving, and almost Lynchian!

One more shout-out to the crew: Emily Handberg (we missed you!), Violetta Bajtsi (my spirit animal), Buddleia Maslen (a true anchor), Michelle Hanks (always fun!), and Wayne Rees (just a natural talent), who all feature in these segments. Special thanks to my mum—who should’ve done documentary work back in her day (Happy 89th birthday tomorrow!)—and Shelley Hopkins, who helped assist with the camera during the very early stages of this project. 🙌💛

Photo credit for most of these pics goes to the lovely Luna Perri (IG:) for turning these images into ‘cinema paradiso’. 🎬��It was also particularly great to see the ‘Croatian contingent’, S**i the bestie extraordinaire with Igor and my long-time-cover-designer buddy Suvi, who flew one day earlier from Helsinki just to be with us. ❤️

Emil Hand Shelley Hopkins

24/11/2024

(trailer 5)
THIS TUESDAY!
Premiere Screening�"TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE"�(Zhel - Zeljko Vukicevic, 2024)

The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden, London�26 November 2024�7:00 pm�Runtime: 36 minutes

An exclusive, invitation-only dive into experimental cinema.
This experimental omnibus film is an homage to Isidore Isou—after this, nothing will ever be the same.

Feel like you should be there? Send a DM— there are some invitations left, whoa!

Emil Hand Shelley Hopkins

23/11/2024

https://expcinema.org/site/en/events/zhels-trust-no-thought-mine

Thanks Experimental Cinema for this piece.

Event:
26th November, The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden London

Emil Hand Shelley Hopkins Igor Parabureau

Trust No Thought Of Mine is the latest modular video work by Zeljko Vukicevic, also known as Zhel. This omnibus pays homage to Isidore Isou’s Venom and Eternity (1951), adopting Isou’s protest style—particularly through intertitles that act as provocative slogans on creativity, challenging and...

21/11/2024

The official poster for the London screening of
TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE (Zhel 2024)

Thanks Parabureau for the assistance.

26 Nov, 2024, 7PM, The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden, London.

Emil Hand Shelley Hopkins Parabureau

20/11/2024

(Trailer 4) NEXT TUESDAY!
Premiere Screening "TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE" (Zhel - Zeljko Vukicevic, 2024)

The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden, London 26 November 2024 , 7:00 pm
Runtime: 36 minutes

An exclusive, invitation-only dive into experimental cinema.
This experimental omnibus film is a homage to Isidore Isou—after this, nothing will ever be the same.

Feel like you should be there? Send me a direct message—you might secure an invite.

17/11/2024

(Trailer 3)

Premiere Screening "TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE" (Zhel - Zeljko Vukicevic, 2024)

The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden, London 26 November 2024 , 7:00 pm
Runtime: 36 minutes

An exclusive, invitation-only dive into experimental cinema.
This experimental omnibus film is an homage to Isidore Isou—after this, nothing will ever be the same.

Feel like you should be there? Reach out to me directly—you might just secure an invite.

15/11/2024

(Trailer 2)
Premiere Screening “TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE" (Zhel - Zeljko Vukicevic, 2024)

The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden, London

26 November 2024, 7:00 pm
Runtime: 36 minutes

An exclusive, invitation-only dive into experimental cinema. This experimental omnibus film is an homage to Isidore Isou—after this, nothing will ever be the same.

Feel like you should be there? Reach out to me directly—you might just secure an invite.
Emil HandShelley Hopkins

13/11/2024

Premiere Screening “TRUST NO THOUGHT OF MINE" (Zhel - Zeljko Vukicevic, 2024)

The Garden Cinema, Covent Garden, London

26 November 2024, 7:00 pm
Runtime: 36 minutes

An exclusive, invitation-only dive into experimental cinema. This experimental omnibus film is an homage to Isidore Isou—after this, nothing will ever be the same.

Feel like you should be there? Reach out to me directly—you might just secure an invite.
Emil Hand Shelley Hopkins

12/11/2024

St******se In Your Zeppelin (Zhel, 2017)

^Released on the Kicks and Bruises album, 7th November 2017, London.

^Kicks and Bruises delves into the noise of the marginalised, the unwanted, and the invisible—pushed to the edges within a world of conformity.

^Cover design by Igor Stanisljevic - Parabureau Zagreb

11/11/2024

👀

Stay Tuned Tulips

Misha Rees Emil Hand Shelley Hopkins

08/11/2024

04/11/2024

KICKS AND BRUISES was released today, 7 years ago.

https://zhel.bandcamp.com/album/kicks-and-bruises

^Kicks And Bruises explores the notion of noise; the marginalised, unwanted and invisible within the context of conformity.
credits

written, recorded and produced by Zhel
mastered by Zhel and Blackhill
vocal for ‘Wild Child’ by Emily Handberg (Emil Hand)
Lyrics for ‘Wild Child’ by the Doors
cover design by Igor Stanišljević - Parabureau, Zagreb.
London 2017

10 track album