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- 1 2 3 Liam Lacey, "Hot Docs Review: ‘Don’t Worry, the Doors Will Open’". Point of View , May 30, 2020.
- ↑ Kaitlin Vitt (April 24, 2020). "Exploring Human Connection with Docudays UA". What's On Kyiv .
- ↑ "In brief: Latimer, Deer among DGC’s Discovery long list". Playback , September 18, 2020.
