Human Cargo
Encyclopedia
Human Cargo is a 2004 Canadian television
miniseries
. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada
Awards. It premiered on CBC Television
on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan
, Cara Pifko
, and Nicholas Campbell
.
The series was written by Linda Svendsen
and Brian McKeown.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
. The series won seven Gemini Awards and two Directors Guild of Canada
Directors Guild of Canada
The Directors Guild of Canada is a Canadian labour union, founded in 1962, which represents more than 3,700 professionals from 48 different occupations in the Canadian film and television industry. The DGC represents directors, assistant directors, location managers, production assistants and...
Awards. It premiered on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
on January 4, 2004 and starred Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan
Patricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan is a Canadian BAFTA award winning stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Nelligan, the fourth of six children, was born in London, Ontario, the daughter of Josephine Alice , a schoolteacher, and Patrick Joseph Nelligan, a factory repairman and municipal...
, Cara Pifko
Cara Pifko
Cara Pifko is a Canadian actress known primarily for her work on television shows produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation....
, and Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell , sometimes credited as Nick Campbell, is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, who has won three Gemini Awards for acting. The movies Naked Lunch, Prozac Nation and the TV series Da Vinci's Inquest are some examples of his acting work.-Early life:Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario,...
.
The series was written by Linda Svendsen
Linda Svendsen
Linda Svendsen is a Canadian screenwriter and author. She was born in Vancouver and has lived there for most of her life.Her works include many critically acclaimed short stories...
and Brian McKeown.
Plot
- The miniseries explores the issue of immigrationImmigrationImmigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
and refugees who flee to Canada.