In The Shadow of Gold Mountain (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.

• Year: 2004
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Countries: Canada
• Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
• Runtime: 43 min