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- ↑ "Robin Fryday, Who Scored Oscar Nom, Joins Nonfiction Unlimited For Commercials". Shoot . February 7, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ↑ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ↑ Bloom, Nate (February 15, 2012). "Jewish Stars: Oscar time". Cleveland Jewish News . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Short films are long on enjoyment". Winston-Salem Journal . Winston-Salem, North Carolina. February 9, 2012. p. 32. Retrieved January 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
