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- ↑ Offscreen Review of By Brakhage: An Anthology
- ↑ Chicago Reader: Films by Stan Brakhage
- ↑ Frameworks Archive: 23rd Psalm Branch in Chicago
- ↑ Frameworks Archive: 23rd Psalm Branch in Chicago
- ↑ James, David E. Stan Brakhage : Filmmaker. New York: Temple UP, 2005.
- ↑ James, David E. Stan Brakhage : Filmmaker. New York: Temple UP, 2005.