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- ↑ Anne Marie Lopez, "Everyone Together Now: Low Budget Filmmaking in Australia", Cinema Papers July 1997 p18-21
- ↑ "Get Away Get Away (1993) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ Farber, Stephen (16 February 2016). "'Alex & Eve': Santa Barbara Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
