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- ↑ "Sarah Polley's flight from fame: Actress directs to fight depression". Ottawa Citizen , November 8, 2002.
- ↑ "Ararat triumphs at Genies". Victoria Times-Colonist , February 14, 2003.
- ↑ "ACTRA awards honour Pinsent". The Globe and Mail , March 1, 2003.
- ↑ "Sept. 11 airport diary". Toronto Star , March 3, 2002.
- ↑ "Polley electrifies in directing debut". Montreal Gazette , September 14, 2007.
