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- ↑ Sarto, Dan (6 May 2013). "Chris Landreth Talks Subconscious Password". Animation World Network . Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (2017-01-20). "NFB Launches 'Naked Island,' A Dark Series of Micro-Shorts by Top Animators". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ↑ Wilner, Norman (Jun 12, 2009). "Spine-tingling short". Now Magazine.
