Edwina Spicer

Edwina Spicer (born 1948) is a Zimbabwean journalist and documentary filmmaker.^[1]

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

References[]

^ Roy Armes (2008). "Spicer, Edwina". Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-253-35116-2.
^ Le clap, ou, A la connaissance des cinéastes africains et de la diaspora. Etablissements SYKIF. 2001. p. 501.
^ Tendai Chari (2014). "Recapturing a Nation's Fading Memory through Video: An analysis of 'Chimurenga' videos". In Foluke Ogunleye (ed.). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-4438-5749-9.
^ Katrina Daly Thompson (2012). Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts: Language, Power, Identity. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-253-00656-2.
^ Kenneth W. Harrow (1997). With Open Eyes: Women and African Cinema. Rodopi. p. 172. ISBN 90-420-0143-7.
^ Ian Black, "EU sanctions loom as Mugabe ignores deadline for poll plans", The Guardian, 19 January 2002.
^ Karen MacGregor, "Mugabe sees conspiracy all around", The Independent, 17 February 2002.
^ "Journalist detained, his video camera seized by police", Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), 19 February 2002.
^ Peta Thornycroft, "Tsvangirai charged with treason", The Telegraph, 26 February 2002.

External links[]

Edwina Spicer at IMDb

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[Armes2008-1] Roy Armes (2008). "Spicer, Edwina". Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-253-35116-2.

[2] Le clap, ou, A la connaissance des cinéastes africains et de la diaspora. Etablissements SYKIF. 2001. p. 501.

[Ogunleye2014-3] Tendai Chari (2014). "Recapturing a Nation's Fading Memory through Video: An analysis of 'Chimurenga' videos". In Foluke Ogunleye (ed.). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-4438-5749-9.

[Thompson2012-4] Katrina Daly Thompson (2012). Zimbabwe's Cinematic Arts: Language, Power, Identity. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-253-00656-2.

[Harrow1997-5] Kenneth W. Harrow (1997). With Open Eyes: Women and African Cinema. Rodopi. p. 172. ISBN 90-420-0143-7.

[6] Ian Black, "EU sanctions loom as Mugabe ignores deadline for poll plans", The Guardian, 19 January 2002.

[7] Karen MacGregor, "Mugabe sees conspiracy all around", The Independent, 17 February 2002.

[8] "Journalist detained, his video camera seized by police", Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), 19 February 2002.

[9] Peta Thornycroft, "Tsvangirai charged with treason", The Telegraph, 26 February 2002.

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