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- ↑ Julie Crawford, "Vancouver filmmaker addresses grief on a global scale with 'The Magnitude of All Things'". North Shore News, September 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Documentary draws intimate parallels between experiences of grief". Comox Valley Record , January 27, 2021.
- ↑ Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
