Movie
In The Shadow of Gold Mountain
2004 · Documentary / History · 43m -
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
- Producers
- Tamara Lynch,Sally Bochner
Cast
