In The Shadow of Gold Mountain
DocumentaryHistory
200443m
Director: Karen Cho
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.
Runtime
43m
Language
English
Released
Nov 7, 2004
Runtime
43m
Language
English
Released
Nov 7, 2004
Cast
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