A filmmaker from Vancouver Island is being lauded for her latest documentary, which takes viewers to a First Nation and tells the story of the Cowichan sweater — the iconic, distinct knitted garment weaved with history. “It’s exciting,” said Mary Galloway, the director behind the film The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy , as she gets ready to head to Toronto, Ont., for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, where her project is nominated.
“It’s like a whole week thing. I’m bringing my mother along with me from the Island, she’s very excited. As well as the film’s producer, Tiffany Joseph, and my partner,” she told CHEK News in an interview.
“We’re making a big trip.” The 44-minute feature got a nod in the “Best Documentary Program” category and previously aired on CBC last fall after being in development for several years. “I attached myself a couple years ago.
It’s been a few years in the making. We filmed it in, I think, April of last year,” said Galloway on Tuesday. “The filming and the edit has actually been within the last year or so, but prior to that, we were developing it for about a year before that.
” Story continues below View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mary Galloway (@missmgalloway) The subject matter, the Cowichan sweater , dates back decades and has deep meaning for Galloway, especially given her family history. Her late grandfather, Dennis Alphonse, was Chief of the Cowichan Tribe and often sported one. “Cowi.
