Today we’d like to introduce you to Laura Brogan Browne.

Hi Laura, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.

Its hard to wrap it in a pretty bow sometimes, but I guess upon reflection my story started when I got into the film industry and started writing as well as acting. It was a great way to gain autonomy in an industry where you lean on other peoples power to allow you to work.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?

Its been an exceptionally bumpy road to say the least. The life of a creative is one of inconsistancy, perseverence and doubt. Its been a beautiful practise in self dicipline and fluidity. Accepting that many things are out of your control, usually the things that can indicate ‘success’. I’ve had to learn that only I can set my own definition of success, that success has many faces and ways of materialising. That acclaim is is akin to junk food, tastes great – however doesn’t actually provide more substance to the work at hand. I think we digest what we think success is in a very insular way as creatives, and perhaps in general but I can only speak on my experience. I guess what I’m trying to get at is that the obstacles I tend to face as a creative are my own mental limiting beliefs and expectations, so mastering my mind and redifining success has been my most recent practise in commiting to the life as a creative.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?

I love to work in film in a couple of different roles.

First of which, as an actor. I have had the pleasure to work on a couple of films, televison shows and short films. I’ve recently played a small part in Kiah Roache-Turner’s new film that I’m particulary excited about, ‘Beast Of War’.

I dabble in directing, moreso out of love. I’ve made three shorts and a video clip, of which earned the phenomenal cinematographer Roger Stonehouse an Australian Cinematographers Society award.

I’m most proud of my directorial work for my short film ‘Allegedly’, it was a deeply personal story and I believe it has the potential to make a big impact. And I can’t reveal where just yet, but it will be having its premiere in June.

Do you any memories from childhood that you can share with us?

What a gorgeous and unexpected question – I think my favourite childhood memory is making little films with my siblings. We would tear the couch apart and turn the square foam innards into these puppets, I think we called them cheese blocks. We used our toys, costume box and filmed on our 1990’s camcorder to make all of these different skits and stories.

Ironically, I was rarely in them, and from my knowledge of the film industry now I was no more than an on-set runner. My older siblings were always infront of the camera, maybe all this work in the film came from this.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9640117/?ref_=tt_cst_t_12
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurabroganbrowne/

Image Credits

Bryn Chapman Parish, Jonathan Lagudi