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§> Watch the Topp Twins trailer, music clips and interviews. <§

§> Read the Steve Rosen review in City Beat. <§

§> Read or listen to the Larry Thomas review on Cincinnati Edition, WVXU - 91.7 FM, Sunday, between 7:30 - 8:00 am. <§

Essential Event Info
W H A T :

THE TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS

Director Leanne Pooley, New Zealand, 2011, running time 85 minutes, in English

Genre: Documentary/Biography with musical and comedy performance

Post-Film Discussion immediately following

W H E N :

Sunday, June 26, 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 pm

Social hour and cash bar, one hour before screening time

W H E R E :

The Carnegie Arts Center
1028 Scott Blvd., Covington KY 41011 859-491-2030

Easy Access, Free Parking:
Interactive Google Map
Printable Map & Written Directions
Printable Downtown Bridge & Street Grid
Printable Parking Map

T I C K E T S :

PRICING

Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door.

Tickets for students and Enjoy the Arts members with valid ID are $10*, available only at the door.

* NOTE: Any ticket physically sold by the CARNEGIE incurs a $1.00 facility charge in addition to the face value of the ticket -- this applies to tix purchased in advance by phone or in person, and at the door.

HOW TO GET TICKETS

CWC - ON-LINE

Phone, 1-877-548-3237, Mon-Fri 9a-7p

The Carnegie Box Office
in person and by phone Tue-Fri 12-5p
859 957 1943
1028 Scott Blvd, Covington KY 41011

In person at these area locations
(click each location for a map):

Clifton-Ludlow Avenue,
Sitwell's Coffee House
513 281 7487

Mt. Lookout Square,
Lookout Joe Coffee Roasters
513 871 8626

Northside-Hamilton Ave,
Shake It Music & Video
513 591 0123

Downtown Cincinnati,
Coffee Emporium
513 651 5483

Tickets will also be sold at the door, subject to availability.

About the Film

WATCHING THE TOPP TWINS TRAILER will probably tell you all you need to know about this delightful and entertaining film – 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 resonates with people of all ages and lifestyles and helped change New Zealand's social landscape.

NEW ZEALAND'S FAVORITE musical and comedy duo have a pair of voices that magically harmonize as one, the way only siblings can do. Think: The Indigo Girls meet The Everly Brothers. Their musical oeuvre combines folk and their own brand of "down-under" country as they effortlessly glide from song to comedic patter and back again, in a fluid style that recalls the Smothers Brothers. Hear them sing.

GROWING UP AS FARM GIRLS in conservative rural New Zealand, the Topp Twins drew from their upbringing and national culture to create hilarious comedy characters. Their alter-egos include Prue & Dilly (posh socialites), Ken & Ken (sheep farmer and TV sports commentator), Raylene & Brenda (big hair and bad attitudes), Herty & Gerty (yodeling pig farmers) and more.

NOW IN THEIR FIFTIES, and undeterred by Jools' bout with breast cancer, the Topps have become a worldwide sensation as a singing, comedic duo who also happen to be quick-witted improvisational artists and dedicated activists. The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls does a marvelous job of capturing so much of their lives on and offstage as it conveys the immense talent, deeply felt values and decades-long endurance that have made them such successful entertainers and cherished humanists.

Festival Jury & Audience Choice Awards

People’s Choice Award – Documentary, TORONTO International Film Festival 2009, Canada

Audience Award – Documentary, Melbourne International Film Festival 2009, Australia

Audience Award – Best Feature Film, Gothenburg International Film Festival 2010, Sweden

Audience Award – Best International Feature Film, Florida Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Feature Documentary, Portland Film Festival 2010, USA

Audience Award – Best Documentary, Nashville Film Festival 2010, USA

Audience Award – Best Documentary, River Run Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Feature Documentary, Newfest Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Documentary, Inside Out Film Festival 2010, Canada

Best Documentary, Mendocino Film Festival 2010, USA

Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision, Seattle Film Festival 2010, USA

"Best of the Fest" Program, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2010, USA

Finalist, International Documentary Association Awards 2010, USA

Special Jury Award, FIFO Documentary Film Festival 2010, Tahiti

Best of Fest Award, Women’s Film Festival Brattleboro 2010, USA

Madelyn’s Choice Award, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Film (Budget under $1 mil), Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009, NZ

Best Original Music in a Feature Film, Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009, NZ

Best Documentary, Miami Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2010, USA

Audience Award – Best Documentary, Hamburg International Queer Film Festival 2010

Special Programming Award for Freedom, Outfest Film Festival 2010, Los Angeles

Best GLBT Film, Nashville Film Festival 2010, USA

Best Documentary Feature, 29th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, USA

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[ Home Page ] EVENT INFO: \| Tickets \| About The Film \| Awards \|
§> Watch the Topp Twins trailer, music clips and interviews. <§ §> Read the Steve Rosen review in City Beat. <§ §> Read or listen to the Larry Thomas review on Cincinnati Edition, WVXU - 91.7 FM, Sunday, between 7:30 - 8:00 am. <§
Essential Event Info W H A T : THE TOPP TWINS: UNTOUCHABLE GIRLS Director Leanne Pooley, New Zealand, 2011, running time 85 minutes, in English Genre: Documentary/Biography with musical and comedy performance Post-Film Discussion immediately following W H E N : Sunday, June 26, 6:00 pm Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 pm Social hour and cash bar, one hour before screening time W H E R E : The Carnegie Arts Center 1028 Scott Blvd., Covington KY 41011 859-491-2030 Easy Access, Free Parking: Interactive Google Map Printable Map & Written Directions Printable Downtown Bridge & Street Grid Printable Parking Map T I C K E T S : PRICING Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door. Tickets for students and Enjoy the Arts members with valid ID are $10, available only at the door. NOTE: Any ticket physically sold by the CARNEGIE incurs a $1.00 facility charge in addition to the face value of the ticket -- this applies to tix purchased in advance by phone or in person, and at the door. HOW TO GET TICKETS CWC - ON-LINE Phone, 1-877-548-3237, Mon-Fri 9a-7p The Carnegie Box Office in person and by phone Tue-Fri 12-5p 859 957 1943 1028 Scott Blvd, Covington KY 41011 In person at these area locations (click each location for a map): Clifton-Ludlow Avenue, Sitwell's Coffee House 513 281 7487 Mt. Lookout Square, Lookout Joe Coffee Roasters 513 871 8626 Northside-Hamilton Ave, Shake It Music & Video 513 591 0123 Downtown Cincinnati, Coffee Emporium 513 651 5483 Tickets will also be sold at the door, subject to availability.		About the Film WATCHING THE TOPP TWINS TRAILER will probably tell you all you need to know about this delightful and entertaining film – 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 resonates with people of all ages and lifestyles and helped change New Zealand's social landscape. NEW ZEALAND'S FAVORITE musical and comedy duo have a pair of voices that magically harmonize as one, the way only siblings can do. Think: The Indigo Girls meet The Everly Brothers. Their musical oeuvre combines folk and their own brand of "down-under" country as they effortlessly glide from song to comedic patter and back again, in a fluid style that recalls the Smothers Brothers. Hear them sing. GROWING UP AS FARM GIRLS in conservative rural New Zealand, the Topp Twins drew from their upbringing and national culture to create hilarious comedy characters. Their alter-egos include *Prue & Dilly* (posh socialites), *Ken & Ken* (sheep farmer and TV sports commentator), *Raylene & Brenda* (big hair and bad attitudes), *Herty & Gerty* (yodeling pig farmers) and more. NOW IN THEIR FIFTIES, and undeterred by Jools' bout with breast cancer, the Topps have become a worldwide sensation as a singing, comedic duo who also happen to be quick-witted improvisational artists and dedicated activists. The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls does a marvelous job of capturing so much of their lives on and offstage as it conveys the immense talent, deeply felt values and decades-long endurance that have made them such successful entertainers and cherished humanists. Festival Jury & Audience Choice Awards People’s Choice Award – Documentary, TORONTO International Film Festival 2009, Canada Audience Award – Documentary, Melbourne International Film Festival 2009, Australia Audience Award – Best Feature Film, Gothenburg International Film Festival 2010, Sweden Audience Award – Best International Feature Film, Florida Film Festival 2010, USA Best Feature Documentary, Portland Film Festival 2010, USA Audience Award – Best Documentary, Nashville Film Festival 2010, USA Audience Award – Best Documentary, River Run Film Festival 2010, USA Best Feature Documentary, Newfest Film Festival 2010, USA Best Documentary, Inside Out Film Festival 2010, Canada Best Documentary, Mendocino Film Festival 2010, USA Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision, Seattle Film Festival 2010, USA "Best of the Fest" Program, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2010, USA Finalist, International Documentary Association Awards 2010, USA Special Jury Award, FIFO Documentary Film Festival 2010, Tahiti Best of Fest Award, Women’s Film Festival Brattleboro 2010, USA Madelyn’s Choice Award, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival 2010, USA Best Film (Budget under $1 mil), Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009, NZ Best Original Music in a Feature Film, Qantas Film and Television Awards 2009, NZ Best Documentary, Miami Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2010, USA Audience Award – Best Documentary, Hamburg International Queer Film Festival 2010 Special Programming Award for Freedom, Outfest Film Festival 2010, Los Angeles Best GLBT Film, Nashville Film Festival 2010, USA Best Documentary Feature, 29th Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, USA
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