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- 1 2 Carol Brennan, "Blackwood, Maureen 1960–", Contemporary Black Biography. 2003. Encyclopedia.com; accessed 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "Nadine Marsh-Edwards", BFI, Film Forever.
- ↑ Ann Ogidi, "Sankofa Film and Video", BFI Screenonline.
- ↑ Annette Kuhn, "Julien, Isaac (1960-)", BFI Screenonline.
- ↑ "Black Audio & Sankofa Film Collectives", Cinema Project.
- ↑ "Who Killed Colin Roach". Isaac Julien Studio. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ↑ "Isaac Julien: Territories And Who Killed Colin Roach?". Tate Britain . 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
