Women of the sun

Australia, 1982

Film

A series of four dramas each of which focuses on the story of one Aboriginal woman at different stages of the history of white Australia, to illustrate some of the injustices which have been inflicted on the Aboriginals in the past.

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Credits

producer

Bob Weis

production company

Channel 0\28

Generation Films

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S00094

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women

History → Aboriginal Australians - History

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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