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In The Shadow of Gold Mountain (2004)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 43M

Director : Karen Cho

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.

Actors

Karen Cho
Karen Cho
Narrator

Crews

Karen Cho
Karen Cho
Director
Karen Cho
Karen Cho
Writer
Michael Wees
Michael Wees
Director of Photography
Nick Huard
Nick Huard
Sound Recordist
Susan Shanks
Susan Shanks
Editor
Janet Lumb
Janet Lumb
Original Music Composer
Dino Giancola
Dino Giancola
Original Music Composer
Leopoldo Gutierrez
Leopoldo Gutierrez
Sound Editor
Denis Pilon
Denis Pilon
Online Editor
Denis Gathelier
Denis Gathelier
Online Editor
Sally Bochner
Sally Bochner
Executive Producer
Tamara Lynch
Tamara Lynch
Producer
Russell Yuan
Russell Yuan
Vocals
Aimee Lee
Aimee Lee
Vocals
Walter Massey
Walter Massey
Vocals
Albert Millaire
Albert Millaire
Vocals
Sam Stone
Sam Stone
Vocals
Mark Trafford
Mark Trafford
Vocals
Geoffrey Mitchell
Geoffrey Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gaspard Gaudreau
Gaspard Gaudreau
Title Designer
Gaspard Gaudreau
Gaspard Gaudreau
Visual Effects
Khoba Sysavane
Khoba Sysavane
Production Assistant
Timothy Chiu Man Chan
Timothy Chiu Man Chan
Translator
Anthony Patmore
Anthony Patmore
Still Photographer
Rosamond Norbury
Rosamond Norbury
Still Photographer
Claude Cardinal
Claude Cardinal
Post Production Coordinator
Marie Tonto-Donati
Marie Tonto-Donati
Administration
Nickie Merulla
Nickie Merulla
Administration

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