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- ↑ 1994 Sundance Film Festival Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine sundance.org
- ↑ Hoop Dreams|Kartemquin Films
- ↑ 20 best Sundance films of all time|The A.V. Club
- ↑ Festival Watch: Sundance Film Festival|International Documentary Association
- ↑ 2004 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
- ↑ 'Primer' surprise grand winner at Sundance|TODAY
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (February 2, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Awards: 'Minari' Scores Double Top Honors – The Complete Winners List".
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- ↑ Beyond Utopia review - breathlessly tense documentary follows escaping North Koreans|The Guardian
- ↑ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival