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- ↑ "A Toronto Film Festival Movie Made in Dogme Style". Canada AM , September 14, 1999.
- ↑ Dan Brown, "King of the squeegee kids". National Post , April 28, 2000.
- ↑ Heath Jon McCoy, "Gritty sense of the street fuels film". Calgary Herald , October 14, 2000.
- ↑ Finbarr O'Reilly, "The Five Senses grabs a film festival top spot: The Toronto film festival's Canadian series explores themes ranging from a child's abduction to adolescence". National Post , July 28, 1999.
- ↑ Liam Lacey, "Five Senses tops jury list at Toronto Film Festival: Canadian audience gazes favourably on American Beauty at award brunch capping off star-studded year". The Globe and Mail , September 20, 1999.
