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- 1 2 Matthew Hays, "Judy! Judy! Judy!: Two Canadian institutions collide in Mike Hoolboom’s heartfelt Judy Rebick doc ‘Judy Versus Capitalism’". Point of View , May 30, 2020.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "A documentary about activist Judy Rebick reframes mental health". Now , October 13, 2020.
- ↑ Amélie Revert, "«Atlantis», «Sin La Habana» et «Judy vs Capitalism» au palmarès du FNC". Métro , 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.
