Karen Cho

Karen Cho is a Montreal-based Documentary filmmaker with almost 20 years' experience in the industry. Known most for her socially-engaged documentaries that explore themes of identity, immigration, and social justice, Karen has directed the award-winning In the Shadow of Gold Mountain (2004) a documentary about the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act and the Gemini-Nominated Seeking Refuge (Terre d'asile) (2009) a film following asylum seekers in Canada. Karen's film Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada (2012) won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival and launched in over 67 community screenings across Canada. Karen also works as a Producer / Writer / Director for several documentary TV and web series. Some of her TV credits include Extraordinary Canadians (Rogers/OMNI/CBC), All For One with Debbie Travis (CBC), The Beat (City), Licence to Drill (Discovery Canada), Yukon Gold (History), We are Canada (CBC), Vice Guide to Film (Viceland), Interrupt This Program (CBC), Art is My Country (CBC web), and The Detectives (CBC) & Speed of Thought (Verizon) In 2018 she was nominated for a Best Directing Canadian Screen Award for her work on Interrupt This Program.