Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice (2011)
- Original title
- Lost Years
- Directed by
- Kenda Gee, Tom Radford
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary looks at the history of Chinese-Canadians facing unfair treatment in Canada. Filmmakers spent years researching the story of Larry Kwong and other people seeking justice.
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What happens
Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice (Chinese: 失去的岁月) is a 2011 documentary directed by Kenda Gee and Tom Radford. The film premiered on December 5, 2011, at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, where it won the Best Documentary Award for history and culture. The film also aired as a two-part, national television mini-series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A series of extended episodes subsequently aired on CTV Two Alberta, June 8 and 15, 2013, with repeat broadcasts on November 16 and 23. Gee and Radford began work on the film in late 1999, taking twelve years to fully research the movie. Of the film, Gee and Radford stated that they were "originally inspired by the tale of Larry Kwong of Vernon". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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