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- ↑ "2021 StLFCA Jury Award Winners at the St. Louis International Film Festival".
- ↑ https://www.docnyc.net/film/hockeyland/
- ↑ https://bsdff22.eventive.org/schedule/61f0ad303cea51007f856f64
- ↑ https://www.siff.net/documents/Festival/2022_FESTIVAL/FEST22_Program_PDF.pdf
- ↑ https://mkefilm.org/events/hockeyland
- ↑ https://www.yesweekly.com/film/riverrun-announces-2022-film-lineup/article_df61b01e-b5bf-11ec-ac9a-d3cddbcbf536.html