Edwina Spicer | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Occupation(s) | journalist and documentary filmmaker |
Edwina Spicer (born 1948) is a Zimbabwean journalist and documentary filmmaker.[1]
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]