Return Home

Wong, Michelle, (film director.). Wong, Michelle, (film producer.). Wong, Margaret, (film producer.). Stikeman, Ginny, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). Fortune Films Ltd. (Vancouver), (film producer.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (29 min., 19 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019.
Copyright: ©1992

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Studio D. Agency:.Co-produced by Fortune Films Ltd. and the NFB with the financial assistance of Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Council Explorations Program, the NFB, English Program, Northwest Centre (PAFPS), the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, the Alberta Art Foundation, Wagner Photographics and WF White - Calgary. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1992.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).