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- ↑ Morgan Mullin, "Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davis teach us How To Be At Home". The Coast , September 24, 2020.
- ↑ Alex Billington, "Watch: 'How to Be at Home' Short Film with Stop-Motion Animation". First Showing, November 6, 2020.
- ↑ Dave McGinn, "Why the NFB’s breakout short film How to Be at Home leans into loneliness". The Globe and Mail , October 19, 2020.
- ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020" Archived 2021-01-04 at the Wayback Machine . Squamish Chief , December 9, 2020.
