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- ↑ "Documentary Filmmaker Ric Burns : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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- ↑ "Speakers". Columbia College Alumni Association. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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- ↑ "Gotham Awards 2017: Nods for Greta Gerwig, "Fleabag," "Better Things," & More". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Kevin (2019-12-03). "Gotham Awards 2019: 'Marriage Story' Named Best Feature, Full List of Winners | Film Trophies" . Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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