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- ↑ Film Restoration Initiative
- ↑ Jane Fonda and Three IndieCollect Restorations to Appear This Weekend at the 2020 HFPA Restoration Summit|Chaz's Journal|Roger Ebert
- ↑ JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY - kinorep.com
- ↑ The Campaign to Revive Early Films from Christine Vachon and Todd Haynes|Filmmaker Magazine
- ↑ Early Films From Todd Haynes & Christine Vachon Set to Premiere|IndieWire
- ↑ Salovaara, Sarah (August 14, 2014). "IndieCollect, a Film Preservation Initiative, Receives $200,000 Challenge Grant from Ford Foundation". Filmmaker . Retrieved December 17, 2014.