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- ↑ Hart, Phoebe "Orchids, My Intersex Adventure", 3 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010
- 1 2 ATOM Award description "First Hand Films", Interview with Phoebe Hart, Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2010
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- Orchids, My Intersex Adventure -Synopsis "Film Synopsis", 3 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ↑ Orchids sheds light on the secrecy surrounding intersex, Sheila Jeffreys at The Conversation , 27 January 2012
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- ATOM Award, Winners, 2010. "ATOM Award Winners, 2010" Archived 26 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine , ATOM Awards 2010, retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ Orchids: My Intersex Adventure, Women Makes Movies
- ↑ More congratulations for ORCHIDS: My Intersex Adventure Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Screen Queensland
- ↑ Orchids – My Intersex Adventure, Frauen Film Festival, Germany, 2012
