Micro Short AFIN 004
After Nightfall
Directed by 
Wayne Tunks
AFIN 2019 Nominee
- 2019
- 10m
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Australia - English
- Thriller
- Drama
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Synopsis
“After Nightfall” is a 6 part web series, that asks the question, “Who Killed Troy McLeavey”?
When an 18 year old boy from a small town is murdered, everyone is a suspect. His family, his drug dealing Uncle, his boyfriend, his ex-boyfriend and conservative parents, the town thug and the sleazy local bookshop owner.
But just who killed Troy McLeavey?
Director's Statement
I have been wanting to make a web series for quite some time. I have been making theatre for 18 years and love it, but I am such a fan of TV. The medium has had such a resurgence in the past 10 years and I am a big fan. For a writer, it offers a chance to keep the story going, to have characters who get to live more. I had worked as a storyliner at "Neighbours", and enjoyed that, but I am a creator and wanted to bring my own characters to life. Web series give writers the perfect chance to make their own version of TV. They can write their story and get it seen. I had researched the genre a lot before I started making it and but it wasn't until production that I realised how much I love the genre. People came together and worked so hard to make this dream a big reality. And they did an amazing job. The acting is sublime and I am genuinely shocked at the quality of production and post production. This is Australian Noir, a murder mystery, a genre that we haven't seem from many web series. There's a supernatural element, which I adore, and it is always important to me to have LGBT themes. This has made me very keen to get working on Season Two, which I am currently writing.
What makes this one special
- 12 awards at other festivalsMindfield Film Festival · Baltimore Web Fest · Barcelona Planet Film Festival and 9 more
- Programmed at 19 other festivalsAcross 6 countries
- Nominated for Best Web Series
- A first-time filmmaker
Also selected at
12 awards, 2 nominations, 2 finalist placings, 3 official selections across 19 other festivals
- WinnerMindfield Film Festival
- WinnerBaltimore Web Fest
- WinnerBarcelona Planet Film Festival
- WinnerChanging Face International Film Festival
- WinnerDigital Short Online Film Festival
- WinnerFive Continents International Film Festival
- WinnerIndie Fest Film Awards
- WinnerLake View International Film Festival
- WinnerLos Angeles Film Festival
- WinnerNYC Web Fest
- WinnerQueen Palm International Film Festival
- WinnerWeb Series Festival
- NomineeMelbourne Web Fest
- NomineeOzark Mountain Web Fest
- FinalistLos Angeles Cine Fest
- FinalistMove Me Productions Belgium Film Festival
- SelectionLargo Film Awards
- SelectionSicily Web Fest
- SelectionWeb Series Festival Global
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Director's Biography
Wayne Tunks Director
Wayne is a writer, actor, director, producer and acting coach with 18 years experience creating independent theatre all over Australia. Wayne’s most successful plays include, The Subtle Art of Flirting, We’ll Always Have Wagga, Fag Boy & the Married Guy, Everything I Know I Learnt From Madonna, The Bridesmaid Must Die!, 37 Ways To Say I’m Gay, Silvertop Ash, Flame Trees, The Girlie Show and many more. As an actor, Wayne has appeared in The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Underbelly: Squizzy. In 2017, Wayne’s theatre shows included, the award winning, Bitch and Diva Wars. Wayne also appeared in the feature films, The Casting Game and Fragmentary, as well as the web series The Crossing. Wayne is a former storyliner at Neighbours and was the festival director for Short+Sweet Sydney in 2017. Already this year, his play, According to Otto, has been a critical and commercial success.
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After Nightfall was an official Nominee for Best Web Series at the AFIN International Film Festival 2019, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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