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- ↑ Jorge Ignacio Castillo, "POSSESSOR AND CHAINED DOMINATE THE VFCC NOMINATIONS FOR BEST IN CANADIAN FILM". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Doug Cuthand, "Award-winning film portrays Indigenous culture through Indigenous eyes". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , January 16, 2021.
- ↑ Roland Cilliers, "Fort McMurray-set drama gears up for second season". Fort McMurray Today , September 5, 2008.
- ↑ Eric Volmers, "Alberta-shot Circle of Steel a dark but sympathetic satire about life in the oil industry". Calgary Herald , November 30, 2017.
