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- ↑ Justin Anderson, "Hot Docs ’22: “Beautiful Scars” tackles art, family trauma and identity". RealScreen , May 6, 2022.
- ↑ Desmond Brown, "Hamilton artist Tom Wilson hopes new film will help put 'Mohawk culture into the light where it belongs'". CBC Hamilton, April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Sadaf Ahsan, "A guide to six buzzy films directed by Canadians at this year's Hot Docs". CityNews , April 26, 2022.
- ↑ Andrew Tracy, "“Eternal Spring” tops Hot Docs audience awards, claims $25K cash prize". RealScreen , May 10, 2022.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View , February 22, 2023.
