Documentary ·History · Canada · 2004 · 43m

In The Shadow of Gold Mountain

Director

Cast

Crew

Michael Wees — Director of Photography Susan Shanks — Editor Janet Lumb — Original Music Composer Dino Giancola — Original Music Composer Karen Cho — Writer Tamara Lynch — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Karen Cho Director Michael Wees Director of Photography Susan Shanks Editor Janet Lumb Original Music Composer Dino Giancola Original Music Composer Karen Cho Writer Tamara Lynch Producer

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