(In The Shadow of Gold Mountain)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

43 minutes

Year:

2004

Directors:

Karen Cho

Production companies:

ONF | NFB,

Vision TV

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Original Music Composer

Editor

Sound Editor

Director of Photography

Writer