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- ↑ Wendy Ide, "‘Other Cannibals’: Tallinn Review". Screen Daily , 23 November 2021.
- ↑ Adrian Mack, "For those who like to squirm: 3 Vancouver International Film Festival picks to unsettle and astonish". Stir, September 27, 2022.
- ↑ David Katz, "Review: Other Cannibals". Cineuropa, 30 November 2021.
- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Riceboy Sleeps wins Best Canadian Film at VIFF". Playback , 11 October 2022.
