Karen Cho

Karen Cho is a Chinese-Canadian documentary filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] Her credits include the 2004 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary In The Shadow Of Gold Mountain, documenting the effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada;[2][3] the 2009 InformAction documentary Seeking Refuge; and the 2012 NFB documentary Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada, which was named best documentary at the Whistler Film Festival.[4] Many of her films are political, featuring themes such as feminism[5] and racism.[2][6]

  1. ^ Harrison, Ian (May 25, 2023). "Filmmaker Karen Cho debuts new doc, Big Fight in Little Chinatown". Concordia University. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Keung, Nicholas (November 6, 2004). "Documenting Canada's head-tax history; Immigrants from China recall woes for Karen Cho Film won't let us Canadians forget 'skeletons in closet'". Toronto Star. Archived from the original (Abstract) on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Karen Cho, writer/director (2004). In the Shadow of Gold Mountain (Documentary film). National Film Board of Canada.
  4. ^ Takeuchi, Craig (December 3, 2012). "Whistler Film Festival 2012: Director Karen Cho on the Status Quo of feminism in Canada". Georgia Straight. Vancouver. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Chua, June (March 8, 2013). "Canada's feminists get face time in NFB film". CBC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Lowrie, Morgan (May 28, 2023). "Montreal filmmaker documents gentrification in Chinatowns across cities". CBC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.