The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters

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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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 2000
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF,NFB
Director: Christine Welsh
Writer: Sylvia Olsen,Christine Welsh
Producer: Ian Herring,Graydon McCrea,Christine Welsh,Gillian Darling Kovanic
Cinematography: Randy Woolgar
Music: Bruce Ruddell
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt2676424