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- ↑ MUBI
- ↑ FilmAffinity
- ↑ STAND BY FOR TAPE BACK-UP - Torino Film Fest
- ↑ British Council Film: Stand By For Tape Back-Up
- ↑ VISIONARY FILM: Stand By For Tape Back-Up (2015) Ross Sutherland
- ↑ The Fresh Prince to The Crystal Maze: standby for a bizarre VHS odyssey|Comedy|The Guardian
- ↑ Project MUSE - Pressing Rewind: New Encounters with Analog Memories in Ross Sutherland's Stand By for Tape Back-Up
- ↑ "'Stand By for Tape Back-Up': Fantastic Fest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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