The Man in the Orange Jacket
DCP/HD - Latvia - 2014 - 71 min - color - horror/thriller
The Man in the Orange Jacket
Original title: The Man in the Orange Jacket
A film by Aik Karapetian
A young man is fired from his job at the sea port and begins to stalk his boss and his beautiful wife. After a blood chilling turn of events, he attempts to escape his past by moving into the lavish mansion previously owned by his boss. The embittered young man tries to assume a new identity and lead a luxurious life, but nothing will prepare him for an unsettling visit by a vaguely familiar guest. After that unnerving encounter, the house will no longer be a safe haven, becoming, instead, a twisted and dangerous trap haunted by menacing spirits.
Original language: Latvian
Produced by: Locomotive Production & Jarve Studio
Festivals:
Fantaspoa XI International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre
Fantastic Cinema Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas 2015
Crossing Europe Linz 2015 - Nightsight section 2015
Fantastic Cinema festival 2015, Arkansas
Stockfish European Film Festival in Reykjavík 2015
Fantasia Film Festival 2014 (Canada)
Fantastic Fest 2014 (Austin, USA)
Odessa International Film Festival 2014
Telluride Horror show (USA) 2014
Rome Film Festival 2014
BFI Film Festival London 2014
Toronto Film Festival 2014
Tallin Black Nights 2014
Awards:
GRAND JURY AWARD for BEST FEATURE FILM and the GRAND JURY AWARD for BEST DIRECTING - Fantastic Cinema festival 2015, Arkansas
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Aik Karapetian
Aik Karapetian was born in 1983 in Armenia, he was raised and studied in Latvia. After having received his MA degree in film directing from the Latvian Academy of Culture, Aik Karapetian went on to study at the Académie Internationale des Arts ESEC in Paris where he graduated in 2008. As a director and a screenwriter, he has made a number of short films and has participated in several film festivals. At the Latvian National Film Festival “Lielais Kristaps 2007” his short film “Riebums” (Disgust, 2007) was awarded the title of Best Student Film. The jury then made a special exception and included the film in the Professional Category, where the film received a prize and received nominations for both, Best Short Film and Best Supporting Actress. Two years later, Aik himself was asked to participate in the jury of the National Film Festival. In 2011, Aik directed the new production of the Latvian National Opera's “The Barber of Seville”, which was awarded the Best New Production of the season. On 2013 debuted in Latvian National Theatre as a director of the new production of W. Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”. “People Out There” was Aik's debut as director of a full-length feature film, premiered in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The horror film titled “The Man in the Orange Jacket (M.O.J)”, is Aik's second feature film.
