MR MUSTACHE

Mr Mustache is a short documentary about men and their mustaches. Consisting of several interviews woven together as a lively collage, the ten participants tell both disadvantages and positive effects from the hair growing beneath their noses. This humoristic film covers subjects such as kissing and risky consumption of messy ice creams.

Director Orjan Jensen origins from the small community of Nordreisa in Troms in the north of Norway.
He lives in Oslo working as an acclaimed grafic designer and illustrator for Norway’s major newspapers.
The film is the Norwegian director Mr Orjan Jensen`s debut.

Festivals

• 2007 Tromsoe International Film Festival
• 2007 EuroDok, European Documentary Film Festival, Oslo, Norway
• 2007 Dawson City International Short Film Fest, Canada
• 2007 Norwegian Documentary Film Festival Volda
• 2007 Nordisk Panorama, Oulu
• 2007 15. Filmfestival Contravision, Berlin, Germany
• 2007 Uppsala Int’l Short Film Festival
• 2007 M:dox, Sweden
• 2008 SXSW, Austin, Texas
• 2008 Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto
• 2008 Open Air Cinema, Amsterdam
• 2008 Cinéma Vérité – Iran International Documentary Film Festival
• 2008 AFI Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
• 2012 The Original Stache Pag and Stache Film, Portland, USA

• Mr Mustache on TV

The film is commisioned by several Broadcasters worldwide, among them: Norwegian Broadcasting Coorp NRK, Canal + and Australian SBS.

Production

Production company: f(x) productions AS, 2007
Producer: Fridtjof Kjaereng
Director: Orjan Jensen
Editor: Charlotte Kahn
Animation: Orjan Jensen
Music: Palace of Pleasure
Participating in the film: Willy B, Jan Erik Lyse, Torger Richter, Christer Karlstad, Marius Loeken, Ole Skibnes, Jon Andreas Hatun, Jan Haakon Bekkavik, Terje Aaberg, Arne Jacobsen
Duration: 7 min.