The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

52m
Documentary
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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.

Cast

Crew

Barton Hewett
Location Sound Recordist, Editor
Christine Welsh
Director, Writer, Producer
Randy Woolgar
Director of Photography
Colleen Craig
Production Coordinator
Ian Herring
Executive Producer
Graydon McCrea
Executive Producer
Gillian Darling Kovanic
Producer
Bruce Ruddell
Original Music Composer
Frances O'Donovan
Production Accountant
Andrea Droege
Production Accountant
Cathie Ferguson
Still Photographer
Colleen Toohy
Still Photographer
David Malysheff
Additional Photography
Lori Isaac
Transcriptions
Sherry Antonishen
Grip, Gaffer
Sher Morgan
Production Manager
Sylvia Olsen
Researcher, Original Story

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