It talks about the pressure experienced by Aboriginals women when they and their families go to the city, and it talks also about the effect that these pressures have on their husbands and their children.
In spite of all life's difficulties, women seem to survive the urban environment better than men. Their humour and intelligence in the face of adversity shines through.
They were asked if they wanted to change anything in the content of this film, and their answers were "it tells the truth and that is what is important".
All the cast is composed by Aboriginal people, like Leila Rankine, Glad Elphick, Ruby Hammond and Mary Williams.
The film is also an expression of the desire of Australian feminism to properly encounter and comprehend the experience of Indigenous women. Ruby Hammond was a noted activist and public servant and she went on to become the first Aboriginal woman candidate in South Australia, in 1988.
Sources:- http://www.abc.net.au/aplacetothink/html/sister.htm
- http://www.creativespirits.info/resources/movies/sister-if-you-only-knew.html
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