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- ↑ Program for Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2011, p. 21.
- ↑ "John Smith". Tate . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- 1 2 Wilson, Andrew (January 2010). "Artwork Information - The Girl Chewing Gum". Tate . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Jacques, Juliet (2 November 2022). "'Each Film Invents a New Language': An Interview with John Smith". Frieze . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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