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- ↑ Jay Weissberg, "Berlin Film Review: ‘What Walaa Wants’". Variety , March 15, 2018.
- 1 2 Joe Belanger, "London's Christy Garland probes Finnish cheerleaders dealing with way more than nailing tough routines". London Free Press , April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Roger Levesque, "An odd couple get to know each other on Moving Day; local heroes International Screen Festival Feb. 19-27". Edmonton Journal , February 24, 1999.
- ↑ Linda Barnard, "Why the caged bird sings". Toronto Star , January 18, 2013.
- ↑ Linda Barnard, "The saddest team of cheerleaders: Film premiering at Hot Docs goes beyond stereotypes to examine young women's lives". Toronto Star , April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees". RealScreen, February 8, 2019.