And it's also counter to longtime trends. When the 2000 census was taken, people were asked where they had lived five years earlier. Philadelphia was one of the five metropolitan areas Pittsburgh lost the most people to between 1995 and 2000. With about six million residents, including the surrounding Pennsylvania counties and several more in South Jersey, the population of Philadelphia's metro area is more than twice the size of Pittsburgh's.Wednesday screened in numerous international short film festivals including the BFI London Film Festival, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and the Munich Short Film Festival. In Australia, the film won the ‘Best Film’ award at the 2001 Canberra Short Film Festival, Manly Screenworks and the Kensington Short Film Festival.

After a successful festival run, Wednesday was purchased for broadcast in the USA.

Andrew O’Keefe and actor Lee Mason met at the VCA School of Film and Television in Australia and made some earlier films together before Wednesday came together. They have collaborated on a further three short films and two feature films, including 2006’s The Independent and 2016’s Crime & Punishment.

Cinematography was by VCA classmate James Teh, now an internationally recognised TVC director/cinematographer.