The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls
Directed by Leanne Pooley
WINNER
CADILLAC PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD - DOCUMENTARY
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CADILLAC PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD - DOCUMENTARY
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
NEWFEST FILM FESTIVAL
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
NEWFEST FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AWARD FOR FREEDOM
OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING AWARD FOR FREEDOM
OUTFEST FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
LENA SHARPE AWARD FOR PERSISTENCE OF VISION
SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL
LENA SHARPE AWARD FOR PERSISTENCE OF VISION
SEATTLE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
AUDIENCE AWARD – DOCUMENTARY
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE AWARD – DOCUMENTARY
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
AUDIENCE DRAGON AWARD – BEST FEATURE FILM
GOTHENBURG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
AUDIENCE DRAGON AWARD – BEST FEATURE FILM
GOTHENBURG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
WINNER
BEST GLBT FILM
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
BEST GLBT FILM
NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
New Zealand, 2009, 84 min
Winner of the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2009 ‘The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls’ tells the story of the world’s only comedic, singing, yodeling lesbian twin sisters, Lynda and Jools Topp, whose political activism and unique brand of entertainment has helped change New Zealand’s social landscape. In the process they have become well-loved cultural icons.