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Mary Galloway

Mary Galloway is a Canadian film director, writer and actor from the Cowichan Nation.[2][3][1] She is best known for her web series Querencia.[4]

Mary Galloway
Born
Comox, British Columbia[1]
Occupation(s)Director, writer, actress, producer
Years active2011–present

Early life edit

Born in 1991, Mary Galloway grew up in Qualicum Beach and is of mixed-Cowichan and settler descent.[5] [6] She is the granddaughter of the late Cowichan Tribes Chief Dennis Alphonse.[7]

She attended a 2-year intensive acting program at New Image College of Fine Arts in Vancouver before the start of her film career.[8]

Career edit

Galloway is a graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre.[9] Her debut short film, Unintentional Mother, premiered at the Whistler Film Festival.[10][11] She was recognized as a 2017 TIFF Rising Star.[12] In 2021, her web series, Querencia, premiered on APTN Lumi in Canada and on Revry TV globally.[13]

Filmography edit

Year Title Director Writer Producer Note
2021 Playground Rules  Y Feature Film
2021 Querencia  Y  Y  Y Web series
2021 Better at Texting  Y  Y Short Film
2020 Burden of Truth  Y TV series
2019 Spirit Glitch  Y  Y  Y Short Film
2017 Unintentional Mother  Y  Y Short Film
2016 Ariel Unraveling  Y  Y  Y Short Film

As actress

Awards and nominations edit

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2022 Nominated Canadian Screen Awards Best Web Program or Series, Fiction Querencia [14]
Nominated Audience Choice award [15]
Nominated Leo Awards Best Web Series [16]
2020 Won Gimli Film Festival Achievement in Acting Awards Ruthless Souls [17]
2016 Nominated Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture Fire Song [18]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Canada's Rising Stars 2018: 15 Breakouts Making an Impact in Hollywood". hollywoodreporter.com. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mary Galloway creates Indigiqueer web series Querencia because shows like this didn't exist in her youth". straight.com. July 22, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "How Mary Galloway's groundbreaking Indigiqueer love story made it to the screen". xtramagazine.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Local filmmakers and Vancouver-shot Querencia a part of this year's Int'l Women in Film Festival". vancouversun.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Gee, Dana (November 3, 2023). "The Cowichan sweater documentary shines a light on the history of the famed West Coast garment". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Sproule, Michelle (September 13, 2023). "New Documentary Uses Personal Story to Cover the Rich History of the Cowichan Sweater". Scout Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ^ St.Pierre, Crystal (September 27, 2023). "Cowichan Sweater film documents the legacy of a traditional garment and the expert knitters who make them". Windspeaker. Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mary Galloway". www.storyhive.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Alumni Are Coming in Hot This Summer!". cfccreates.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Mary Galloway: The Unintentional Star of Unintentional Mother". nationalobserver.com. November 30, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "WFF Announces 2020 Award Winners". whistlerfilmfestival.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "2017 Rising Stars". tiff.net. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "Querencia: Indigiqueer Romance Story Heads To Revry This Month". revry.tv. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "Querencia". academy.ca. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  15. ^ "The 2022 Canadian Screen Awards' Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award Nominees Announced". etcanada.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "2022 Nominees & Winners by Name". leoawards.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "GFF 2020 Award Winners". gimlifilm.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "2016 LEO Award Nominees & Winners" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

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