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- ↑ Megan LaPierre, "Watch the First Trailer for Marie Losier's 'Peaches Goes Bananas' Documentary". Exclaim! , August 22, 2024.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (22 August 2024). "'Peaches Goes Bananas' Trailer Drops: Marie Losier's Documentary Charts Rise of Feminist Queer Icon". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ Ben Croll, "Pop Icon Peaches and Filmmaker Marie Losier Decentralize Cool With Venice Doc ‘Peaches Goes Bananas’". Variety , September 1, 2024.
- ↑ Tim Dams, "Venice film festival’s Giornate degli Autori 2024 line-up includes Quay Brothers animation and Peaches biopic". Screen Daily , July 19, 2024.
