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From Harling Point

  • January 2003
  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Graydon McCrea,

    Svend-Erik Erikson,

    Rina Fraticelli,

    Ling Chiu

    ...

    Starring

    Laara Ong,

    Jim Wong-Chu,

    Charlayne Thornton-Joe,

    Edna Chow

    ...

    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.