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.
Year 2004
Director Karen Cho
Crew Karen Cho (Director), Karen Cho (Writer), Michael Wees (Director of Photography), Nick Huard (Sound Recordist), Susan Shanks (Editor), Janet Lumb (Original Music Composer)
Popularity 1
Language 广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, English
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