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- ↑ Jose Teodoro, "Sook-Yin Lee’s Unsafe has little to say about call-out culture". Now , March 18, 2019.
- ↑ Jordan Pinto, "LaRue’s True Dating Stories renewed, acquired in the U.S.". Playback , July 30, 2021.
- ↑ Rachel Ho, "Hot Docs: 'Someone Lives Here' Reveals Society's Broken Safety Nets, and Those Who Are Trying to Fix Them". Exclaim! , April 26, 2023.
- ↑ "‘Someone Lives Here’ takes home top prize at Hot Docs film festival". Toronto Star , May 8, 2023.
