First Wednesday
2022
Czech Republic
21 mins
Czech, English, Swedish
US Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Jasmine Huggins | |
| Jasmine Huggins, Nina Bhatt | |
| Thaleia Stamatelou (Eleni), Knut Korsell (Johan), Mike Ackerman (Carl), Filippa Kaye (Anna) | |
| Implied Violence |
Eleni, a Greek graphic designer, lives in Prague with her Canadian husband. After a random attack by a young man in Prague, Eleni experiences ongoing, unresolved trauma. She decides to go in search of her attacker, against the wishes of friends and family. Johan, raised in Sweden by a Czech mother now lives with Babi, his warm, but indulgent grandmother in Prague. Babi cannot compensate for Johan’s fraught relationship with his emotionally distant American father. Reclusive Johan is often prone to outbursts of volatility, despite his guilt about what he did to Eleni that day in the tunnel. Eleni and Johan’s lives connect in Prague in a manner which tests relationships with people all around them.
About the Director
JN Huggins was born in France to a French mother and Trinidadian father. She was raised and educated in Trinidad and Tobago and completed ongoing studies in France and the United Kingdom. After working in the humanitarian sector in the UK and US for more than twenty five years, she decided to pursue film studies. She graduated from the Director Program at Prague Film School in May 2023. ‘First Wednesday’ is her 2nd Year Diploma Film.
Reviews
Interview | First Wednesday – The SIFF
