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- 1 2 3 "Event starts moving, and so does the body; Danse macabre is highlight of shorts". Montreal Gazette , October 8, 2009.
- ↑ "It's a wrap for TIFF; Film 'Precious' nabs audience prize at festival, stoking Oscar predictions". Telegraph-Journal , September 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record , December 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star , September 9, 2011.
