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- ↑ Demian Vernieri, "'A Day in the Life' with Vancouver-based Filmmaker Tyler Funk". Vancouver Guardian, November 8, 2023.
- ↑ Dana Gee, "Famous toilet seat licker Ava Louise one of the stars in B.C. director's doc on Internet fame". Vancouver Sun , November 9, 2023.
