Eddie Edwards

Biography

"Eddie shot his first film, King For a Knight, in 1991 in Cape Town on a borrowed camcorder. This led him into the world of documentary filmmaking, where he won numerous awards for his films The Black and The Fight. Eddie then entered the world of broadcast television. In the SABC programme, Zola 7 in Africa, Eddie directed South African music megastar Zola on a journey around Southern Africa highlighting social issues. His other television work includes series of It’s For Life, Rize Mzansi and Khumbul’ekhaya. In 2011, his short documentary, Once Upon a Day: Brenda Fassie, premiered at Encounters Documentary Festival." - Big World Cinema