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- ↑ Brian Miller (May 13, 2014), "SIFF Guide: Brian Miller's Festival Preview", Seattle Weekly , retrieved 2014-05-29
- ↑ "Final editing on 'Obama's Mama' film is done", Mercer Island Reporter, September 2, 2013, retrieved 2014-05-29
- ↑ Featured films: Obama Mama, Seattle International Film Festival, 2014, archived from the original on 2015-02-17, retrieved 2014-05-29
- ↑ Daniel Nash (April 28, 2014), "SIFF preview at the Bellevue Arts Museum Friday", Bellevue Reporter, retrieved 2014-05-29
- ↑ Tom Tangney, Tom Tangney's best bets for SIFF, Mynorthwest.com/KIRO-FM , retrieved 2014-05-29
