Baby Money

by Matjaž Jamnik

Male pare, 2024, fiction, 15 min
Finished
SI
A saleswoman hears her colleague scream as a masked robber threatens her with a knife. She calls the police and seeks help from passersby. A little later, 13-year-old Edi and his four friends watch social media videos of the robbery, while neighborhood dealer Anel arrives with weed. Teenagers are on edge; they know that Anel's mother works at the robbed store. At first, Anel is utterly unaware of what’s happening, but it doesn’t take long for his mother to call him, blaming him for the possibility that it was his friends that might have committed the robbery. Feeling unjustly treated despite his innocence, Anel is very upset and turns to drinking, which escalates into a fiery clash with Edi. In a moment of chaos, Anel stumbles and crashes to the floor. The others help him to bed. Edi remains by his side, grappling with the weight of his foolish action.
screenwriters
Gaja Naja Rojec, Matjaž Jamnik
director
Matjaž Jamnik
director of photography
Gaja Naja Rojec
film editor
Dora Slakoper
sound designer
Julij Zornik
featuring
Erduan Lutolli, Anel Ejup, Maja Lepše, Ema Đogić, Enej Skaza, Iza Erjavec
production
Nosorogi
co-funding
Slovenian Film Centre, Mestna občina Velenje
distribution
Nosorogi
Matjaž Jamnik

AGRFT graduate Matjaž Jamnik is a member of creative team working across film and video. His graduation film Nobody Told Me I Have to Love You (2019) was screened at the Cinéfondation section of the Cannes Film Festival. His next film, a short documentary Framing Sutherland (2021) was awarded the Critic`s Jury Award and the best Slovenian Short at the FEKK 2022.