Names
Имиња
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Running time: 15 minutes
Director: Jane Spasikj
Screenplay: Emilija Čočkova
Writers: Sashe Tasev, Emilija Čočkova, Ognen Georgievski
Producer:
Leading roles: Jakov Pavlov, Dragana Kostadinovska, Georgij Negrievski, Petar Caranovikj
As Marko and his mother settle into a refugee centre, his new friends reveal that Marko’s room is cursed - Death visits whoever's name is on the door, so the little boy figures out a plan to outwit Death.
Director Information:
Jane Spasikj
Jane Spasikj is a Macedonian film director with a background in theater. He finished his film studies at FAMU Prague, a renowned European film school. Jane is devoted to discovering and cultivating novel forms of storytelling and has a watchful eye when working with actors. Names is his first film after graduation.
Filmography: "Life", short film (2017); "The Script", short film (2016); "Limbo", short film (2014)
When Marko and his mother arrive at a refugee center full of children, women and old people, the boy meets two new friends who explain to him that it's just a matter of time before the soldiers deliver another shoebox full of the belongings of someone's father who has died in the war. As they settle in, one of the boys reveals to Marko that the classroom that Marco and his mother are housed in is cursed: death will visit whoever's last name is on the door, and they will likely receive a shoebox. Marko becomes obsessed with the sound of the military jeep that is supposed to deliver the dreaded shoebox and figures out a plan to outwit Death.