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First-generation Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong returns to her birthplace, St. Paul, Alberta, to get reacquainted with her aging grandparents. Her visit becomes an emotional journey into the past and into herself as she documents their stories, their lives. Return Home touchingly explores intergenerational relations while capturing the spirit and experiences of early Chinese-Canadian immigrants and their role in Canadian history. Also available in a Chinese version.
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First-generation Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Michelle Wong returns to her birthplace, St. Paul, Alberta, to get reacquainted with her aging grandparents. Her visit becomes an emotional journey into the past and into herself as she documents their stories, their lives. Return Home touchingly explores intergenerational relations while capturing the spirit and experiences of early Chinese-Canadian immigrants and their role in Canadian history. Also available in a Chinese version.

Families Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism All subjects
  • director
    Michelle Wong
  • script
    Michelle Wong
  • editing
    Michelle Wong
  • producer
    Michelle Wong
    Margaret Wong
  • executive producer
    Ginny Stikeman
  • cinematography
    Steve Moore
  • animation camera
    Pierre Landry
  • sound
    Rick Youck
  • sound editing
    Jackie Newell
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • animation
    Meilan Lam

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