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- 1 2 Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2024 Review | A Mother Apart". TheGATE.ca , April 26,. 2024.
- 1 2 Elisabetta Bianchini, "'A Mother Apart': Staceyann Chin's beautiful exploration of being a mother, when her own mother abandoned her". Yahoo! News , June 6, 2024.
- ↑ Brendan Christie, "Alison Duke to receive Hot Docs’ 2024 Don Haig Award". Playback , April 30, 2024.
- ↑ Valerie Complex, "‘A Mother Apart’ Wins Top Prize At Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Awards". Deadline Hollywood , June 3, 2024.
