Nazi Pop Twins
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Nazi Pop Twins is a 2007
British documentary wherein filmmaker James Quinn travels to the United States
to investigate Prussian Blue
, a pop duo composed of twin sisters Lynx and Lamb Gaede. The film first aired on July 19, 2007 on Channel 4
in the United Kingdom
. The documentary was filmed over the course of a year. Dresden Gaede, the twins' toddler half-sister, makes her debut in the documentary. April Gaede's parents, Bill and Dianne, also appear in the documentary.
In a change from a previous documentary featuring the duo, Louis and the Nazis
by Louis Theroux
, Nazi Pop Twins was without humorous irony. Filmed mainly in low-light, indoors and/or in winter, it stresses tension between the twins and their mother, April—manager and driving force behind the band—and the stress the white nationalist ideology has put on grandparents Bill and Dianne's relationship to the point where Dianne threatens to leave Bill during the making of the programme. It also touches on the fact that this ideology seems to have been a factor in the breakup of mother April's marriage, which also happens concurrently to the making of the programme. The girls are also shown trying to distance themselves from the "white pride
" movement, expressing doubt that it is what they really believe in. For example, Prussian Blue's non-political songs receive a warm reception at a bar in Fresno, until their background is revealed by their mother. David Lane, an incarcerated white supremist, is heard speaking by telephone with Prussian Blue and termed them "fantasy sweethearts" in a manner Quinn found disturbing and inappropriate.
2007 in film
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British documentary wherein filmmaker James Quinn travels to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to investigate Prussian Blue
Prussian Blue (duo)
Prussian Blue was a white nationalist pop pre-teen duo formed in early 2003 by the mother of Lynx Vaughan Gaede and Lamb Lennon Gaede, sororal twin girls born on June 30, 1992, in Bakersfield, California...
, a pop duo composed of twin sisters Lynx and Lamb Gaede. The film first aired on July 19, 2007 on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The documentary was filmed over the course of a year. Dresden Gaede, the twins' toddler half-sister, makes her debut in the documentary. April Gaede's parents, Bill and Dianne, also appear in the documentary.
In a change from a previous documentary featuring the duo, Louis and the Nazis
Louis and the Nazis
Louis and the Nazis is a British documentary that was televised on 21 December 2003. It was directed by Stuart Cabb and written by Louis Theroux. The documentary ran for 80 minutes....
by Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux
Louis Sebastian Theroux is an English broadcaster best known for his Gonzo style journalism on the television series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and When Louis Met.... His career started off in journalism and bears influences of notable writers in his family such as his father, Paul Theroux and...
, Nazi Pop Twins was without humorous irony. Filmed mainly in low-light, indoors and/or in winter, it stresses tension between the twins and their mother, April—manager and driving force behind the band—and the stress the white nationalist ideology has put on grandparents Bill and Dianne's relationship to the point where Dianne threatens to leave Bill during the making of the programme. It also touches on the fact that this ideology seems to have been a factor in the breakup of mother April's marriage, which also happens concurrently to the making of the programme. The girls are also shown trying to distance themselves from the "white pride
White pride
White pride is a slogan indicating pride in being white. The slogan has been adopted by neo-Nazi and white supremacist organizations.White pride advocates claim that there is a cultural double standard in which only certain ethnic groups are permitted to openly express pride in their heritage, and...
" movement, expressing doubt that it is what they really believe in. For example, Prussian Blue's non-political songs receive a warm reception at a bar in Fresno, until their background is revealed by their mother. David Lane, an incarcerated white supremist, is heard speaking by telephone with Prussian Blue and termed them "fantasy sweethearts" in a manner Quinn found disturbing and inappropriate.
External links
- Nazi Pop Twins at OurmediaOurmediaOurmedia is a media archive, supported by the Internet Archive, which freely hosts any non-pornographic images, text, and video or audio clips, where this would not violate copyright laws. The website, which launched on March 21, 2005, was founded by Marc Canter and J.D. Lasica.The media archive,...
(Entire documentary in streaming Flash format.) - Channel4.com