IntheShadowofGoldMountain

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  • KarenCho,afifth-generationCanadianofmixedheritage,… KarenCho,afifth-generationCanadianofmixedheritage,discoveredthathalfherfamilywasn'twelcomeinthecountrytheycalledhome.WhileCanadaencouragedandrewardedimmigrationfromEurope,itimposedlawsthatsingledouttheChineseasunwantedandunwelcome. Cho'sfilm,IntheShadowofGoldMountain,takesherfromMontrealtoVancouvertouncoverstoriesfromthelastlivingsurvivorsoftheChineseHeadTaxandExclusionAct.Thisdarkchapterinourhistory,from1885until1947,plungedtheChinesecommunityinCanadaintodecadesofdebtandfamilyseparation. AtthecentreofthefilmarepersonalaccountsofextraordinaryChineseCanadianswhosurvivedanerathatthreatenedtoeradicatetheirentirecommunity.Througharichmeldingofhistory,poetryandrawemotion,thisdocumentaryshedslightonanerathatshapedtheidentityofgenerations,withdeeplymovingtestimonials,itrevealstheprofoundwaysthishistorystillcastsitsshadow. IntheShadowofGoldMountainwasproducedaspartoftheReelDiversityCompetitionforemergingfilmmakersofcolour.ReelDiversityisaNationalFilmBoardofCanadainitiativeinpartnershipwithCBCNewsworld.

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