Screen Australia fund documentary exploring the life of Leigh Bowery

Key points

• Screen Australia has allocated $5.7 million to fund 48 documentaries, including a feature exploring the life of Australian artist Leigh Bowery. Leigh Bowery: Eternal Sunshine will examine the Melbourne-born performer's influence on London's 1980s underground scene.
• The film is directed by Ilinca Calugareanu and produced by Elinor Hughes, Vee Shi, Michael McMahon and Ned Williams.
• Screen Australia says 71% of Australians have taken action after watching local screen content, highlighting documentaries' role in social change.