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- ↑ Chronogram (2011-10-06). "The Little Festival That Could". Chronogram. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ SF360 (2011-10-13). "Changes You Can Believe In At SF DocFest". SF360. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Art Hound (2011-10-14). "10th San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, or DocFest, starts this Friday and the lineup is all over the map". Art Hound. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ NYLA International Film Festival (2011-04-30). "NYLA 2011 Winners 1st Session". NYLA International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Duke City DocFest (2011-10-15). "NYLA 2011 Winners 1st Session". Duke City DocFest. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood (2011-04-01). "Spring 2011 Best Winners". Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ ThrillSpy International Film Festival (2011-04-01). "2011 Third Annual ThrillSpy International Film Festival Winners". ThrillSpy International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ ScreenBooker (2011-07-24). "Event List". Manhattan Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Global Peace Film Festival (2011-09-23). "Global Peace Film Festival 2011 Screenings". Global Peace Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Atlanta DocuFest (2011-09-25). "2011 DocuFest Schedule". Atlanta DocuFest. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Duke City DocFest (2011-10-15). "Duke City DocFest 2011 Exhibition Schedule". Duke City DocFest. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ San Francisco Documentary Festival (2011-10-15). "San Francisco Documentary Festival 2011 Screenings". SF Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Film Columbia Festival (2011-10-22). "FilmColumbia 2011 Screenings". Film Columbia Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Red Rock Film Festival (2011-10-22). "Films and Events". Red Rock Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-01-09.