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- 1 2 Donn Downey, "Docu-drama on blacks doesn't go far enough". The Globe and Mail , October 19, 1978.
- 1 2 "Fields of Endless Day". Montreal Gazette , October 14, 1978.
- ↑ "Fields of Endless Day". screenculture.org. CESIF. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail , August 24, 1978.
