Film
The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters
2000 · 52m · Documentary
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Overview
For almost a century, the Coast Salish knitters of southern Vancouver Island have produced Cowichan sweaters from handspun wool. These distinctive sweaters are known and loved around the world, but the Indigenous women who make them remain largely invisible.
Crew
- Christine WelshWriter · Director · Producer
- Gillian Darling KovanicProducer
- Ian HerringExecutive Producer
- Graydon McCreaExecutive Producer
- Randy WoolgarDirector of Photography
- Bruce RuddellOriginal Music Composer
- Barton HewettEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 2000
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
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