United States, United Kingdom 2025Language:EnglishDirector:Alison EllwoodCinematographer:Michelle McCabe, Mark GarrettEditor:Paul CarlinWith:George O'Dowd (aka Boy George), Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy HayProducer:Trevor Birney, Andrew Tully, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Natalia Nastaskin, Lawrence Mestel, David BlackmanProduction Company:Propagate, Fine Point Films, Primary Wave Music, Polygram Entertainment95 min, Colour and B&W

“Karma Chameleon” – the pop melody with a hint of country became a worldwide Number 1 hit in 1983. Suddenly, Culture Club was the biggest band on the planet. Posters of frontman Boy George hung in the bedrooms of countless teenagers and he became the cover boy for the “Second British Invasion” in the USA. Director Alison Ellwood is a specialist in the field of music documentaries. She conducts sensitive interviews with all four members of Culture Club and combines them with TV footage from the 80s. Her film is particularly moving in the way it sheds light upon the love affair between the drummer and singer. “It’s an enlightening set piece on how far the gay community and music have come in the past 40 years.” (The Wrap)

Director's Biography:Alison Ellwood, born 1961 in Australia, began her career in the late 1980s as an editor for US television. Since the late 1990s, Ellwood has also worked as a producer and director and is now best known for her outstanding music documentaries.

Director's Filmography:
Filmography:

2023 LET THE CANARY SING (DOC)
2020 WOMEN OF TROY (DOC/TV)
2020 THE GO-GO'S (DOC)
2013 HISTORY OF THE EAGLES (DOC/TV)


Film image: © Derek Ridgers