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In The Shadow of Gold Mountain

2004-11-07 en 43m
DocumentaryHistory
Filmmaker Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from the last survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, a set of laws imposed to single out the Chinese as unwanted immigrants to Canada from 1885 to 1947. Through a combination of history, poetry and raw emotion, this documentary sheds light on an era that shaped the identity of generations.

Director

Karen Cho

Writer

Karen Cho

Director of Photography

Michael Wees

Sound Recordist

Nick Huard

Editor

Susan Shanks

Original Music Composer

Janet Lumb

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • ONF | NFB
  • Vision TV