The First Day
Heta Kuchka
A thirty-year-old man's first day as a father. He talks about responsibility, his expectations and feelings. The last nine months have been a time of learning for him, especially since the baby lives in a family of two women. The father discusses his future role in the child's life.
Production Year
2003
Duration
00:23:32
Type
Genre
Tags
children (age groups),
documentary films,
families,
fathers,
HLBTQI,
human relations,
interviews,
love,
parents,
personal narrative
Original Title
Eka päivä
Finnish Title
Eka päivä
English Title
The First Day
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Heta Kuchka (Author), Heta Kuchka (Director), Juha-Heikki Tihinen (Cast)
Press Photos
Heta Kuchka is Finnish-American artist currently based in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 2001 (MFA). She is a versatile artist who works with video, photography and drawing. Her approach is often humoristic yet dealing with humanly significant matters, such as dying and getting older, or the young and their thoughts. Her recent works are increasingly collective. Kuchka was selected as the Young Artist of the Year in 2006. She has participated in exhibitions in Finland and abroad and in 2014 represented Finland at FocusFinland pavilion at ARCOmadrid art fair.
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