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- ↑ "A Young Minnesota Filmmaker's "Wild" Ride to Sundance". Star Tribune. January 15, 2021.
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- ↑ "Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr". Filmmaker Magazine. August 1, 2020.
- ↑ "'10 Directors to Watch: Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. on "Wild Indian"'". Variety. February 25, 2021.
- ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (December 14, 2021). "2022 Spirit Awards Nominations: A24 Leads with 13, Four Women in for Best Director (Full List)". IndieWire. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ↑ "'Wild Indian' trailer: One of the Years Best movies arrives in September". Slash Film. August 21, 2021.