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- ↑ Courtney Small, "Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille Review: A stranger than fiction mystery". Point of View , April 30, 2022.
- 1 2 Stephen Cooke, "Bernie Langille unravels a family tragedy at FIN Atlantic International Film Fest". SaltWire Network , September 9, 2022.
- 1 2 Andrew Jeffrey, "Hot Docs ’22 exclusive clip: Jackie Torrens expands 'Bernie Langille' short to feature". RealScreen , April 29, 2022.
- ↑ Natalie Lombard and Katie Kelly, "N.S. filmmaker Jackie Torrens explores decades-old mystery in new documentary". CTV Atlantic, September 12, 2022.
- ↑ Stephen Cooke, "Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners". SaltWire Network , September 22, 2022.
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