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- ↑ The Film-Makers' Cooperative
- ↑ The Cinema of Me: The Self and Subjectivity in First Person Documentary edited by Alisa Lebow - Google Books (pg.62)
- ↑ MoMA
- ↑ BFI
- ↑ Still Moving: The Film and Media Collections of The Museum of Modern Art by Steven Higgins and MoMA - Google Books (pg.255)
- ↑ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-02.