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- ↑ Peter Knegt, "Meet Lulla La Polaca, Poland's oldest drag queen and an inspiration for us all". CBC Arts, 6 May 2022.
- ↑ Patrick Mullen, "Boylesque Review: Queen of the Night". Point of View , 4 May 2022.
- ↑ Marta Bałaga, "Bogna Kowalczyk • Director of Boylesque". Cineuropa, 29 April 2022.
- ↑ Andrew Tracy, "Hot Docs unveils full lineup ahead of 2022 festival". RealScreen , 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". The Globe and Mail , 7 May 2022.
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