Stingray Sisters' share their story

Alice, Noni and Grace Eather from Maningrida, who feature in their own documentary called Stingray Sisters, are currently attending the Vancouver International Women's Film Festival.

Maningrida’s very own Stingray Sisters are currently attending the 2017 Vancouver International Women’s Film Festival where their documentary series will be showcased to an international audience.
Alice, Noni and Grace Eather - who are also daughters of West Arnhem Regional Council Councillor Helen Williams, are the Stingray Sisters, who together have starred in a three-part series filmed in Maningrida over a four year period.
The documentary is their story.
It follows the Kunibidji women, telling their view as young adults, and their fight against mining in Arnhem Land and the impact it will have on their traditional lands.
It explains their perspective about living in a remote community and explores the potential future of their family and of Maningrida if mining was to go ahead.
Described as ‘entertaining, heart-wrenching and always surprising’, Stingray Sisters was directed by award-winning filmmaker Katrina Channells and is yet to be officially released.
However, anticipation is already building for the documentary, with Stingray Sisters being screened at the 2016 Woodford Folk Festival in Brisbane and the popular Darwin International Film Festival with the sisters attending as special guests.
Now the documentary has hit the international stage at the Vancouver International Women’s Film Festival, and their mother Helen says she is incredibly proud of her daughters and their achievements so far.
She also believes the international premiere of Stingray Sisters in Canada will assist their fight against fracking, which is now an issue in countries around the world.
The film festival is a five-day celebration organised by Women in Film and Television Vancouver.
For more information visit the website www.stingraysisters.com or their Facebook page.