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- ↑ "Behind the Water screened at Earth Day Film Forum". The University of Kansas, Department of Film & Media Studies. July 2, 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Stirring Stories: Behind the Water". Eluxe Magazine. September 3, 2014.
- ↑ "One Serves the Poor, One provides the Score". Jlife. December 28, 2014.