The Cowichan Sweater - Our Knitted Legacy is a documentary film directed, written and produced by Mary Galloway and streaming for free on CBC Gem.

The Cowichan Sweater - Our Knitted Legacy is a documentary film directed, written and produced by Mary Galloway and streaming for free on CBC Gem.

Join us as Mary shares her experience making the film, the future of the Cowichan Sweater and why the connection to Fibreshed.

The film follows the history of the iconic sweater in the Saanich and Cowichan territories on Vancouver Island and the traditional knitters from these communities.

We encourage folks to watch the documentary prior to the talk - streaming free on CBC Gem. This is a presentation by the filmmaker NOT a streaming of the film.

The Speaker Series is a FREE event, but we recommend a $10 donation. Please consider making a donation for the event. All profits from the event will be donated to an organization of the speakers choice. See below to register and donate.

Mary Galloway is an award-winning, Cowichan and mixed settler descent, filmmaker, actor, and fierce trailblazer; paving the way for Indigi-queer content creation. She’s currently based out of Treaty One Territory (Winnipeg). Galloway bravely tells stories that represent marginalized communities in a heartfelt, entertaining, and enlightening manner. Her achievements include being a TIFF Rising Star, a WFF Talent to Watch, a recipient of WIFTV’s Newcomer Award, and being named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of Breakouts Making An Impact on Hollywood. in 2021 she released her web series “Querencia” on APTN LUMI in Canada and on Revry TV globally. “Querencia” was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Web Series and the Cogeco Audience Choice Award 2022. Galloway is a graduate of the world-class CFC Director’s Lab.

In 2022 she was one of eight participants selected nationwide to take part in the Academy of Canadian Cinema and TV’s Executive Residency Program. She is currently in pre-development with APTN to take season two of “Querencia” to TV as a half-hour linear show as well as in development on two feature documentaries and her first scripted feature. In early 2023 she co-directed an APTN/BellFund digital series “D dot H”. In June 2023 she directed an episode on the hit Crave/APTN Original series Acting Good Season Two and has been announced as a participant in the Canadian Academy x Warner Brothers Discovery Director’s Program 2023/2024.