in 2009 pooley made the documentary "", a theatrical feature about the lives of lesbian, singing, twin sister comedy duo, the topp twins. the film has won 21 international awards including at the toronto international film festival, the melbourne international film festival, the gothenburg international film festival, the seattle film festival, new doc new york, the nashville film festival and the florida film festival among others. it also won "best feature" at the nz film & tv awards, and reached just under $2 million at the new zealand box office.