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In The Shadow of Gold Mountain

(2004)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleIn The Shadow of Gold Mountain

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2004-11-07

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 43m

Homepagehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/in_the_shadow_of_gold_mountain/

Production CompaniesONF | NFB,Vision TV

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History