Episode number 4 of Series “Women of the sun (A)”.
Part Four of the “Women of the Sun” series which presents events that occurred to four different aboriginal women, at different periods in time. This episode is set in 1981 and examines the inner turmoil and insecurity of an 18 year old girl when her adoptive parents tell her she is not of French Polynesian descent, but is the daughter of an Aboriginal woman.
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ACMI Identifier
324080
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Adoption
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
History → Aboriginal Australians - History
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation