BROMLEY: Light After Dark

Sean McDonald is a photographer, filmmaker and Life after Dark will be his debut feature documentary.

With a background in commercial photography and cinematography Sean’s personal work has a focus on visceral documentations of reality. Inspired by personal projects, Sean began exploring the craft of filmmaking further leading him to co-directed the music video Broke Days Party Nights for Australian artist Ecca Vandal that was shot in New York (2017). He has since collaborated with Melbourne musicians to create The Lawn Sessions (2020) a film series that uses music as a vehicle to help empower men to have conversations around their mental health – and taken on the role of Director of Photography on Kick it Like Tayla (2021) a Feature Documentary for Amazon.

After 6 years of building an artist – photographer relationship with David Bromley, Sean began work on Life after Dark in 2018. With over 50 days of interviews and footage already captured of Bromley and his family, Sean is in a unique position to create a powerful biopic of one of Australia’s most prolific and memorable artists.

Clare Plueckhahn is a Melbourne based director and producer.

Clare was working as a commercial photographer when she was approached to produce First Love (2010), a feature length documentary about three young female surfers. The film went on to win Best Documentary at X Dance in Utah and locked in a 27 cinema deal with Village Roadshow. Three years later, Clare took on the subject of Australia’s original child prodigy surfer, Wayne Lynch, in Uncharted Waters (2013) as Director of Photography.

Clare has since gone on to produce and direct short films Lunchbreak (2011) and Horseplay (2015), produce two solo photography exhibitions, while also making a name for herself as a TVC director with a focus on empowering women and visceral storytelling. Most recently, Clare was awarded a highly sought after director’s attachment on Picnic At Hanging Rock (2017), funded through Film Victoria and a 3-stage directors attachment on Neighbours (2019-2020), where she directed 3 episodes. She’s currently producing a feature documentary ‘Bromley; Light after Dark’ and developing her first feature script.