Inside Stories
Canadian television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inside Stories is a Canadian television drama anthology series, which aired on CBC Television from 1988 to 1991.[1] The series aired half-hour short dramas telling stories written and directed by members of ethnic minority communities.[2]
The series was created by Paul de Silva.[3] It was initially produced for CBC Toronto, before being expanded into a national network series for the 1990–91 season.[4] The network cancelled the series in 1991,[5] although repeats continued to air on occasion until 1993.
Episodes
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The series consisted of three 13-episode seasons; however, not all episode titles have been located. Known episodes included:
- "Cement Soul" — An Italian Canadian mother whose construction worker son is dying tries to find a way to honour his wish to have his body entombed in cement instead of being buried in a traditional coffin.[2]
- "The Twin" — Marc Gomes stars as twin brothers, one an ad executive who was raised as the adopted child of a wealthy Toronto family while the other remained in their native Jamaica and grew up to become a Rastafarian, who are reuniting for the first time.[6]
- "Looking for Nothing" — Hrant Alianak stars as the administrator of an Armenian club, who is convinced that there's a security threat when the Premier of Ontario is coming to his facility to give a speech. Directed by Atom Egoyan.[7]
- "Be My Guest" — A couple tries to help a new Polish immigrant adapt to life in Toronto.[2]
- "Gracie" — Gracie (Rachael Crawford) is caught in the middle of a family feud between her mother (Taborah Johnson) and grandmother (Jackie Richardson).[8]
- "In Limbo" — Deepa Mehta stars as a Sri Lankan doctor building a new life after emigrating to Canada.[9]
- "The Comic Book Chase" — A young Chinese Canadian boy saves his mother and himself from eviction after finding a valuable rare comic book.[10]
- "Here Comes the Groom" — A Black Canadian law student who is about to get married needs to find out more information about her estranged father whom she never knew.[10]
- "Welcome Home Hero" — Two estranged indigenous Canadian brothers (Tom Jackson, René Highway) reunite after their father's death.[11]
- "Baby Pinsky" — Two generations of a Jewish family disagree about the morality of circumcision.[12]
- "Heartbreak Hoteru" — Denis Akiyama stars as Aaron Iwata, a Japanese Canadian man working as an Elvis Presley impersonator, who enters a bowling competition to win the money to buy out his younger brother's share of the family motel after their father's death.[13]
- "Voodoo Taxi" — Two Haitian Canadian taxi drivers in Montreal exact revenge on a racist boss.[14]
- "Home on the Range" — An Indo-Canadian lawyer from Toronto (Sugith Varughese) moves to rural Saskatchewan.[15]
- "The Peggy"[5]
- "Dayglo Warrior"[5]
Awards
Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Nominees | Result | Reference |
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Gemini Awards | 1989 | Best Short Drama | "Gracie" | Won | [16] |
Best Leading Actress in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Rachael Crawford, "Gracie" | Nominated | [17] | ||
Deepa Mehta, "In Limbo" | Nominated | ||||
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Atom Egoyan, "Looking for Nothing" | Nominated | |||
Best Original Music for a Program or Miniseries | Glenn Morley and Lawrence Shragge, "In Limbo" | Nominated | |||
Multiculturalism Award | Inside Stories | Won | [16] |
References
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