In The Shadow of Gold Mountain
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.
Release Date
November 7, 2004Runtime
43 minDirected by
Karen ChoWritten by
Karen ChoLanguage
EnglishBudget
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ReleasedCast
Crew26 crew members