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- ↑ "Movie Reviews & News - Orlando Sentinel". 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "IPOP at the 14th Florida Film Festival". 19 April 2005.
- ↑ https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/88aa_shorts_festival_list.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
