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- ↑ Chelsea Lupkin, "Migration". Short of the Week, November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards ’15: Theatrical documentary & short film". Playback , February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jutra 2015 : les nominations". Films du Québec, January 26, 2015.
