Harry Sinclair interview

The director of Topless Women Talk About Their Lives recalls Auckland in the 90s and making his "no inspiration" TV series and film.

By Fiona Rae In DVDs

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25th August, 2011

Topless Women Talk About Their Lives may have been the most unusual series on New Zealand television in the 1990s. Director Harry Sinclair began his guerilla experiment with Auckland actors Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes and Willa O'Neill on the weekend, and the series grew into 40 five-minute episodes and an award-winning film. Made pre-DVD, the series and movie have just been released on disc, with a new commentary from the director and actors. Sinclair, who now lives in LA, is ...

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