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- ↑ "Explore films by director - A - NFB".
- ↑ "Cineaste Magazine - Articles - Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ↑ "Articles by Pepita Ferrari – Point of View Magazine".
- ↑ "Pepita Ferrari, 66, was hailed as a 'true champion of documentary cinema'". The Globe and Mail. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
