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The Red Jacket

In a small town in the 70s... Stan, a teenager from a struggling family, deals with the loss of his father to the sea. Now alone with his step mother, Stan will seek for shelter on his best friend Mike, with whom he has developed more than friendship. But now that Stan needs him the most, Mike gives him the news that he has to move to the big city. Having lost all the important people in his life, and in complete solitude, Stan will finally reconnect with his mother in order to move on.

  • Agustín Silva Ocampo
    Director
  • Agustín Silva Ocampo
    Writer
  • Tatiana Sarmiento
    Producer
    Don't Come In
  • JD Spear
    Key Cast
    "Stan"
  • Ethan Wingrove
    Key Cast
    "Mike"
  • Melanie Ellyce
    Key Cast
    "Diana"
  • Jeff Laurin
    Key Cast
    "John "
  • Ashé Alexandria Sabongui
    Director of Photography
  • Julia Weir
    Production Designer
    Don't Come In
  • João Vitor Abreu
    Editor
  • Isabel Bidlofsky
    First Assistant Director
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 28, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.00:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Vancouver Film School
  • Tokyo International ShortFilm Festival 2025
    Tokyo
    Japan
    Official Selection
  • Wrap Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Winner Young Actor (Short/Feature) - Red Jacket - JD Spear
  • Regent's Youth Short Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 4, 2025
    United Kindom Premiere
    Best Directing
  • Regent's Youth Short Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 4, 2025
    United Kindom Premier
    Festival Favourite
Director Biography - Agustín Silva Ocampo

Agustín, our writer and director from Chile, was always interested in how stories and images could impact an audience and evoke feelings.
He started in photography and then decided to follow film studies in Canada. As a director, his main goal is to create worlds and stories that touches audiences, creating an experience loaded with emotional content and interesting visual approaches.
For this project, he wanted to explore the nostalgic feeling of a distant chilhood, and how complex relationships can be... especially when we have to move away from the people we love, a feeling that has grown after leaving his home country.

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Director Statement

“The Red Jacket” was born as a project to explore the grief that hunts us when we lose someone in our life, not only because of them passing away, but also because of simple life circumstances. In this film, we don’t just see the pain of loss, but also its consequences.
How loss affects our behavior and starts a chain of events until we finally move on. Stan’s character not just evokes empathy in us, but also anger for seeing the decisions and posture that he adopts, just creating more problems.
This story comes from my childhood experience, I lived all my life in the same small town, and this deep roots were always tough when I had to leave. This film is a living memories of those “goodbye moments” that none of us want to have.
As a first time directing, it was a beautiful experience to bring a team together and coordinate every department to get ready for the shoot. Once on set, working with the cast and seeing all our work merging and supporting itself was really inspiring . After this production I can’t wait to keep telling stories.