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- ↑ Resources, Documentary Educational. "DER Filmmaker: Daniel Cross". www.der.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ↑ "Biography on EyeSteelFilm website". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ Biography page on NFB site
- ↑ "Faculty". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ Regan Reid, "Daniel Cross receives Don Haig Award". Playback , May 1, 2017.
