Edwina Spicer (born 1948) is a Zimbabwean journalist and documentary filmmaker.
Life Spicer was born in 1948 in Belfast.
Spicer benefited from the growth of independent production companies in Zimbabwe between 1980 and 1995. Her documentaries have received funding from international donors and the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe.
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.
In January 2002, Spicer's son, an MDC activist, was tied to a tree, beaten and arrested for kidnapping.Ian Black, "EU sanctions loom as Mugabe ignores deadline for poll plans", The Guardian, 19 January 2002. The following month Spicer's home was searched by police, and her husband was also arrested and detained.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. Spicer herself was detained by police after filming the MDC leader Morgan Tsvangarai in Harare.Peta Thornycroft, "Tsvangirai charged with treason", The Telegraph, 26 February 2002.
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
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