Leah Purcell and the Story of Her Life

The ABC television networks showed incamera flicks between these images and Leah in
"Australian Story" a documentary titled "Queen"Box the Pony" in very emotional scenes
Leah". This film is about an Aboriginal woman Leahconnecting the alcohol with the pain depicted in
Purcell who had a very difficult life. The"Box and Pony" and back to the person Leah has
documentary describes her life with fragments ofbecome in spite of all misfortunes in her life.
her self-narration. The audience is able to see her,Through the application of visual footage of her
they feel with her and embrace together withperforming in different environments, from the
Leah the changes that have happened in her life.days on Police Rescue to the part in the
This is intensified through the documentariesAustralian film that has been shot recently and is
applying of scenes from Leah's solo,titled Lantana, Leah investigates the fulfillment of
autobiography "Box the Pony", that is used inher dreams and the search of her career. This
addition to Leah's background narration of theshows the discrete changes that have happened
domestic violence and alcoholism that shebetween Leah's running life and her distracted
suffered. Images of T.A.B's and a periodic imageyouthful world, and therefore reveals the change
of a single schooner full of beer broaden thethat has happened within her.
significance alcohol played in Leah's life. The