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Leanne Pooley

Director, Producer

 Leanne Pooley

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Leanne Pooley

Leanne Pooley has won a raft of awards for her work as a documentary filmmaker. Her work - including Topp Twins movie Untouchable Girls and Douglas Wright documentary Haunting Douglas - has been seen in New Zealand and around the world.

I was curious. As a filmmaker, that’s all you are at the end of the day – a paid curious person. 
 
 

Screenography

Screenography
 Role/s
 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

Director

2009

 Being Billy Apple

Being Billy Apple

Director
Producer

2007

 Try Revolution

Try Revolution

Director
Producer

2006

 The Promise

The Promise

Director
Producer

2005

 Haunting Douglas

Haunting Douglas

Producer
Director

2003

 The Man Who Has Everything

The Man Who Has Everything

Producer

2001

 Kiwi Buddha

Kiwi Buddha

Producer

2000

 Relative Guilt

Relative Guilt

Director
Producer

1999

 Eyewitness - Pond and River

Eyewitness - Pond and River

Director

1996

 Deadline

Deadline

Director

1994

 First Hand

First Hand

Director
Camera

1990 - 1992

 Forty Minutes

Forty Minutes

Director

1993

 Everyman

Everyman

Director
Producer

1994 - 1997


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Awards

2010 Portland International Film Festival (United States)
Audience Award for Best Documentary (shared with Arani Cuthbert): The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

2010 Seattle International Film Festival
Lena Sharpe Women in Cinema Award: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

2010 Goteborg Film Festival (Sweden)
Audience Dragon Award for Best Feature (with Arani Cuthbert): The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

2009 Toronto International Film Festival
People's Choice Award for Best Documentary: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

2009 Melbourne International Film Festival
Audience Award for Most Popular Documentary: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Best Feature Film - Budget Under $1 Million: The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Best Documentary: for The Promise
Nominated for Achievement in Directing, Documentary: The Promise 

2005 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Achievement in Directing, Documentary: for Haunting Douglas 
Nominated for Best Documentary (with Shona McCullagh): for Haunting Douglas 

2004 ReelDance International Screendance Festival
(Sydney)
Best Documentary: for Haunting Douglas

2004 Golden Gate Awards - San Francisco Film Festival (United States)
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature: for Haunting Douglas 

1999 Qantas Media Awards

Best Documentary: Relative Guilt