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- ↑ Anne-Lovely Étienne, "Quatre actrices de la diversité, un même combat". TVA Nouvelles, September 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Jutra : 10 nominations pour Corbo et La passion d'Augustine". Ici Radio-Canada, January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Le premier film de Miryam Charles, sélectionné à la Berlinale". Ici Radio-Canada, January 18, 2022.
- ↑ C.J. Prince, "10 Must-See Short Films at TIFF 2022". The Film Stage, September 6, 2022.
