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- ↑ Peter Martin, "SXSW 2024 Review: A HOUSE IS NOT A DISCO, Burning Down Preconceptions". Screen Anarchy , March 8, 2024.
- ↑ Brent Lang, "Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka Executive Producing Fire Island Documentary ‘A House Is Not a Disco’". Variety , May 29, 2024.
- ↑ Joe Gross, "SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco". The Austin Chronicle , March 9, 2024.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "A House Is Not a Disco Review: Fire Island and Queer 'Community'". Point of View , May 31, 2024.
