| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 07, 2004 |
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| Director: | Karen Cho |
| Writer: | Karen Cho |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
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| Production Companies | ONF | NFB, Vision TV |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Karen Cho | Narrator |
| Name | Job |
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| Karen Cho | Director, Writer |
| Nick Huard | Sound Recordist |
| Janet Lumb | Original Music Composer |
| Leopoldo Gutierrez | Sound Editor |
| Denis Gathelier | Online Editor |
| Aimee Lee | Vocals |
| Mark Trafford | Vocals |
| Gaspard Gaudreau | Title Designer, Visual Effects |
| Khoba Sysavane | Production Assistant |
| Anthony Patmore | Still Photographer |
| Claude Cardinal | Post Production Coordinator |
| Nickie Merulla | Administration |
| Michael Wees | Director of Photography |
| Susan Shanks | Editor |
| Dino Giancola | Original Music Composer |
| Denis Pilon | Online Editor |
| Russell Yuan | Vocals |
| Sam Stone | Vocals |
| Geoffrey Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Timothy Chiu Man Chan | Translator |
| Rosamond Norbury | Still Photographer |
| Marie Tonto-Donati | Administration |
| Walter Massey | Vocals |
| Albert Millaire | Vocals |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tamara Lynch | Producer |
| Sally Bochner | Executive Producer |
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