This documentary tells the story of a Chinese cemetery in BC that became a National Heritage site. For Chinese pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria's Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point was a temporary resting place until their bones could be returned home. (Traditional Chinese belief says that the soul of a person who dies in a foreign place wanders lost until their bones are returned home.) This film traces the rich history of the Vancouver Island cemetery from controversy and neglect to its revival as a historic site. Told by those closest to it, the story of Harling Point is a metaphor for Canada, a country still working on making a home for all who live within its borders.
Canada
Documentary
0 minutes
2003
Ling Chiu
ONF | NFB
1974
6.7
2023
8.0
2006
8.6
1946
6.0
2020
8.3
2021
7.0
2023
0.0
0.0
2020
0.0
2022
6.5
2013
0.0
2023
6.0
2022
10.0
2016
7.9
2023
10.0
0.0
2023
6.6
2021
0.0
2020
6.0
2017
8.4