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From Harling Point

2003 40 min
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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 …

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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.

  • director
    Ling Chiu
  • producer
    Selwyn Jacob
  • editor
    Janice Brown
  • story consultant
    Don White
  • cinematography
    Ian Kerr
  • composer
    Anna Hostman
  • sound supervisor
    Gael MacLean
  • location sound
    Peter Wong
  • narration writer
    Ling Chiu
  • narrator
    Laara Ong
  • assistant editor
    Andrew Notman
  • fx editor
    Gordon Rempel
  • additional cinematography
    Joanna Waddell
    Bill Weaver
  • additional location sound
    Barton Hewett
  • additional editing
    Kenneth Sherman
    Ileana Pietrobruno
  • production manager
    Sauching Ng
  • translation
    May Darling
    Shan Tam
  • historical consultant
    David C.Y. Lai
  • consultant
    Michelle Bjornson
    Don White
  • researcher
    Grace Salez
  • musician
    Anna Hostman
    Silvina Samuel
  • dialogue editor
    Andre Iwanchuk
  • sfx editor
    Andrew Mackenzie
  • re-recording mixer
    Mark Hensley
  • audio post facility
    Desolation Sound
  • post-production services
    Rainmaker Digital Pictures
  • participant
    Jim Wong-Chu
    Charlayne Thornton-Joe
    Edna Chow
    David C.Y. Lai
    Geraldine Peet
    Paul Chan
  • production clerk
    Christine Sears
  • production supervisor
    Kathryn Lynch
  • program administrator
    Bruce Hagerman
  • executive producer
    Graydon McCrea
    Svend-Erik Eriksen
    Rina Fraticelli

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