Women of the Sun
| Women of the Sun | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Sonia Borg and Hyllus Maris |
| Directed by | James Ricketson David Stevens Stephen Wallace Geoffrey Nottage |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original languages | English, Yolngu Matha |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Bob Weis |
| Editor | Edward McQueen-Mason |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | Australian Broadcasting Commission SBS Television |
| Release | July 1981 – 1981 |
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Women of the Sun is an Australian historical drama television miniseries that was broadcast on SBS Television and later the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1981. 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.