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- ↑ "A survivors’ love story, and a game-changing secret". Canadian Jewish News , September 14, 2017.
- ↑ "TIFF ’17: On My Way Out screening added". Playback , August 24, 2017.
- ↑ "ON MY WAY OUT: THE SECRET LIFE OF NANI AND POPI"
- ↑ "“Anthropocene”, “Amazing Race Canada” among Canadian Screen Award nominees". RealScreen, February 8, 2019.
