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Title Women of the sun : 25 years later
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (1 streaminig video file (80 min., 34 sec.))
Summary Women of the sun, is a remarkable drama series that screened on Australian television in 1981. It had a tremendous impact, bringing the Aboriginal story through the eyes of Aboriginal women - in their own language - to a national audience for the first time. Twenty-five years later, Bob Weis, the producer of WOMEN OF THE SUN, sets out to find out the impact of the film on five of the women who played major roles in the original series. His journey - from Arnhem Land to the southern states - reveals a profound and moving tale of discovery, for himself and those he meets. In the film, Bob Weis interviews renowned actor Justine Saunders, actor/playwright Eva Johnson, academic Marcia Langton, and co-writer of the original series, Sonia Borg. Remarkable footage includes Bob Weis's return to Yirrkala and Gapuwiyak where he found the cast for the first episode of the original series, and archival footage of Hyllus Maris who co-wrote the series
Notes Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should exercise caution when watching this program as it may contain images of deceased persons
Credits Produced and directed by Bob Weis ; Cinematograhper Jason Ramp; Eidtoe Chaleyer; Composer Ruby Hunter; Performed by Ruby Hunter, Amos Roach and Willie Zygier
Performer Interviewees: Sonia Borg, Marcia Langton, Djerrkngu Yunupingi, Ralkurra Marika, Bakamuma Marika, Shirley Nirrpurranyydji, Naykalan Mununggur, Gatja Munyarryun, Chips Mackinolty, Justine Saunders, Boori (Monty) Pryor, Michelle LaCombe, Eva Johnson, Renee Johnson. Singers: Ruby Hunter, Amos Roach, Willie Zygier
Event Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2006
Notes Originally released in Australia by Generation Films and Ronin Films 2006
Some Aboriginal dialogue, English subtitles
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- History
Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Drama
Aboriginal Australians -- Drama
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Australia -- Interviews
Screenwriters -- Australia -- Interviews
Women screenwriters -- Australia -- Interviews
Aboriginal Australians.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Screenwriters.
Women, Aboriginal Australian.
Women screenwriters.
SUBJECT Yirrkala (N.T.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96054897
Gapuwiyak (N.T.)
Subject Australia.
Northern Territory -- Yirrkala.
Genre/Form Drama.
History.
Interviews.
Form Streaming video
Author Weis, Bob