Project Detail

Tops

Name: Tops
Director: Ames Pennington
Genre: Comedy, Docufiction, LGBTQIA+
Released: 2024
Duration: 70 min

A reality TV presenter speaks to the camera, looking directly into the lens.

Synopsis

A fun pastiche of chaotic, brash, self-deprecating and clueless 1990s/2000s British reality TV, TOPS sees self-proclaimed future award-winning filmmaker Ames Pennington present their landmark faux-documentary. Casting themselves as an invasive TV presenter, Ames goes on a satirical odyssey through the lives and homes of four unique individuals, exploring the crucial question that defines the transmasc experience: “What TOP did you want to wear after TOP surgery?”
Official Selection BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Kashish Pride Film Festival 2024 - International premiere

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 70 min
Format: Digital
Director: Ames Pennington 1st Feature
Producer: Archie Sinclair
Editor: Ames Pennington
Screenwriter: Ames Pennington
Director of Photography: Jos Bitelli
Sound: Felix Waverley-Hudson
Composer: Rubie
Principal cast: Maz Murray, Yaz Senghor, Elliot Davis, Oskar Marchock

Genre

Comedy Docufiction LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Grey Moth

Archie Sinclair
12 Angel Lane
London
SE17 3FR
https://grey-moth.com/

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