From Harling Point (2003)
• January 1st, 2003 • 0h 0min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Island of Whales
Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary
This film joins five of the world's leading whale researchers on a scientific expedition around Cana...
The Panther
Released on: 2017-10-14
Documentary
El Pantera is a documentary film that chronicles the rise of Mexican UFC star Yair Rodriguez as he s...
Ganges
Released on: 2007-08-03
Documentary, TV Movie
A journey that follows the Ganges from its source deep within the Himalayas through to the fertile B...
Boundaries and Pathways
Released on:
Documentary
An unsentimental yet compassionate film about building a community to increase a sense of belonging ...
VHS Revolution
Released on: 2017-08-28
Documentary, History
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the...
Return Home
Released on: 1992-05-01
Documentary
After the near death of her grandfather, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong embarks on a perso...
Baraka
Released on: 1992-09-15
Documentary
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that...
Hungarian Retro 2.
Released on: 2014-01-23
Documentary
A feature length, lively - montage style - documentary, capturing the essence of what life was like ...
ABBA: Against the Odds
Released on: 2024-03-23
Documentary, Music
This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for...
Fog in February
Released on: 2024-03-29
Documentary, History
On the eve of the publication of a biography of Claude Jutra, one of the most famous and celebrated ...
The Society of the Spectacle
Released on: 1974-05-01
Documentary
Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.
Speakers for the Dead
Released on: 2000-01-01
Documentary
A film about small Ontario town's struggle to restore a desecrated African-Canadian cemetery and the...
The Words to Tell You
Released on: 2025-03-07
Documentary
Mariam, Asiya, and Anissa were 11, 7, and 5 years old when they were raped. The attackers were their...
Coast Modern
Released on: 2012-10-11
Documentary
A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to LA with its particular geograph...
The 11th Hour
Released on: 2007-08-17
Documentary, Drama, Crime
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restor...
Sound of the Soul
Released on: 2005-10-07
Documentary
SOUND OF THE SOUL is a compelling portrait of an Arab country where Muslims, Christians, and Jews ha...
Show Me Your Glory
Released on: 2025-05-13
Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
Explore miracle research, true supernatural accounts and unexpected answers to prayer. For those wre...
Feels Good Man
Released on: 2020-09-04
Documentary
When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt...