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- ↑ André Duchesne, "Forte présence québécoise à Clermont-Ferrand". La Presse , January 26, 2021.
- ↑ Debra Yeo, "Canadian documentary ‘zo reken’ on the international aid industrial complex wins Hot Docs award". Toronto Star , May 10, 2021.
- ↑ Charlie Smith, "Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers wins best Canadian director and Father wins best feature documentary at DOXA festival". The Georgia Straight , May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten films of 2021" Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine . Now , December 6, 2021.
