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- 1 2 "TIFF 2017: Nguyen, Obomsawin, Côté lead Quebec contingent". Montreal Gazette , August 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Venice Days: Works by Chloe Sevigny, Canada's Kim Nguyen, China's Pengfei in Lineup". Variety , July 25, 2017.
- ↑ Kim Nguyen tourne le film "Eye on Juliet". Le Journal de Montréal , July 13, 2016.