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- 1 2 23 Facts About 23 (Official) Years of Sundance - The Morning Call
- ↑ 20 best Sundance films of all time|The A.V. Club
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- ↑ 'What Happened Was,' 'Freedom on My Mind' Win Top Honors at Sundance Festival|AP News
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- ↑ "Smoke Signals" and "Swiss Army Man" Celebrate June Birthdays - sundance.org
- ↑ Alexie Film Wins Sundance Awards ‘Smoke Signals,’ Honored At Movie Festival, Based On Native American Author’s Story|The Spokesman-Review
- ↑ PARK CITY 2001 NEWS: Sundance 2001 Winners - IndieWire
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- ↑ 'Primer' surprise grand winner at Sundance|TODAY
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- ↑ Nate Parker's 'The Birth of a Nation' Is a Lose-Lose for the Academy|PopMatters
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- ↑ CODA Is The First Sundance Premiere To Win Best Picture, But Others Have Won Oscars Too|/Film
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- ↑ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival