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- ↑ Charlie Smith, "DOXA Fest: Dear Jackie demolishes a Canadian myth about racial benevolence". The Georgia Straight , May 14, 2022.
- 1 2 Justine Smith, "Dear Jackie highlights the history of the Black community in Montreal". Cult MTL , June 17, 2022.
- ↑ Alex Rose, "Montreal documentary film festival RIDM starts today!". Cult MTL , November 10, 2021.
- ↑ Justin Anderson, "RIDM award winners revealed". RealScreen , November 22, 2021.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View , February 22, 2023.
