Women of the Sun

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Women of the Sun
GenreHistorical drama
Written bySonia Borg and Hyllus Maris
Directed byJames Ricketson
David Stevens
Stephen Wallace
Geoffrey Nottage
Country of originAustralia
Original languagesEnglish, Yolngu Matha
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerBob Weis
EditorEdward McQueen-Mason
Running time60 mins
Original release
NetworkSBS
ABC
ReleaseJuly 1982 (1982-07)
Related
  • Women of the Sun: 25 Years Later
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Women of the Sun is an Australian historical drama television miniseries that was broadcast on SBS and later ABC. The series, co-written by Sonia Borg and Hyllus Maris, was composed of four 60-minute episodes to portray the lives of four Aboriginal women in Australian society from the 1820s to the 1980s. It was the first series that dealt with such subject matter, and later received several awards including two Awgies and five Penguin Awards following its release. It also won the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award and the Banff Grand Prix in 1983.

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