The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Directed by	Leanne Pooley
Produced by	Arani Cuthbert
Starring	The Topp Twins
Cinematography	Leon Narbey Wayne Vinten
Edited by	Tim Woodhouse
Music by	The Topp Twins
Production company	Diva Productions
Release date	2009 (2009)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls is a New Zealand documentary film, directed by Leanne Pooley and released in 2009.[1] The film profiles The Topp Twins, a lesbian comedy music duo from New Zealand.[1]

One of the most successful documentary films at the New Zealand box office, the film made over $1 million in its first four weeks of release. To date, it has made almost $2 million in box office sales.[2] The film was produced by Arani Cuthbert. The cinematographer was Leon Narbey.[3]

The film was also screened internationally.[4]

Awards

The film was nominated for three awards at the 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards, for Best Feature Film – budget under $1 million, Best Original Music in a Feature Film and Best Sound Design in a Feature Film. It won the awards for Best Feature Film and Best Original Music.

At the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, it won the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[5]

The film was a nominee for Outstanding Documentary at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.[6]

References

1. "Celebrating 40 years of NZ film: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)". New Zealand Herald, June 25, 2018.
2. "Untouchable Girls". The Topp Twins Official Website. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
3. NZ On Screen. "Leon Narbey". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
4. "An 'Untouchable' Sister Act, Affectionately Drawn". NPR, May 12, 2011.
5. "Toronto award for Topp twins documentary", Radio New Zealand, September 20, 2009.
6. "GLAAD nominees announced". The Advocate, January 12, 2010.

External links

• The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls at IMDb