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- ↑ "Great Great Great lives up to two-thirds of its title". National Post , October 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Canadian Film Fest opens for patriotic moviegoers: Projections". Toronto Star , March 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Adam Garnet Jones’ Great Great Great wins best feature at Canadian Film Fest". National Screen Institute, March 28, 2017.
- ↑ "A71 takes Canadian rights to Great Great Great". Playback , September 19, 2017.
