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- 1 2 Bill Brownstein, "Montreal filmmaker takes long route to feature film directorial debut". Montreal Gazette , September 27, 2018.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "Review: Touched is a small, mournful indie drama that will haunt you". Now , November 15, 2018.
- 1 2 "Psychological thriller Touched was a hit on the film-festival circuit". Cult MTL , September 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Touched". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, February 7, 2019.
