In The Shadow of Gold Mountain

Documentary, History · 2004

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.

Starring

Albert Millaire, Karen Cho, Mark Trafford, Walter Massey, Sally Bochner, Susan Shanks

Director

Karen Cho