Edwina Spicer
Zimbabwean journalist & documentary filmmaker (born 1948)
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Edwina Spicer (born 1948) is a Zimbabwean journalist and documentary filmmaker.[1]
- Biko, Breaking the Silence, 1987
- No Need to Blame, 1993
- A Place for Everybody, 1993
- Keeping a Live Voice: 15 Years of Democracy in Zimbabwe, 1995
- Dancing out of Tune: a History of the Media in Zimbabwe, 1999
- Never the Same Again: Zimbabwe's Growth Towards Democracy 1980-2000, 2000
Edwina Spicer | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Occupations | journalist and documentary filmmaker |
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Life
Spicer was born in 1948 in Belfast.[2]
Spicer benefited from the growth of independent production companies in Zimbabwe between 1980 and 1995.[3] Her documentaries have received funding from international donors and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe.[4]
Spicer's 1987 documentary Bilo – Breaking the Silence was the first mini-feature to be shot in Zimbabwe. In 1988, despite financial backing, political opposition in Zimbabwe blocked her from completing a documentary on AIDS, Aids – The Killer Disease.[5]
In January 2002, Spicer's son, an MDC activist, was tied to a tree, beaten and arrested for kidnapping.[6] The following month Spicer's home was searched by police, and her husband was also arrested and detained.[7][8] Spicer herself was detained by police after filming the MDC leader Morgan Tsvangarai in Harare.[9]
Films
- Biko, Breaking the Silence, 1987
- No Need to Blame, 1993
- A Place for Everybody, 1993
- Keeping a Live Voice: 15 Years of Democracy in Zimbabwe, 1995
- Dancing out of Tune: a History of the Media in Zimbabwe, 1999
- Never the Same Again: Zimbabwe's Growth Towards Democracy 1980-2000, 2000
