Don Edkins is an international documentary filmmaker and producer. He
was born in Cape Town in 1953. At the age of twenty-two he left South
Africa for political reasons, and returned in 1994 to take part in his
countrys first democratic elections.He produced the Southern African
series on truth and reconciliation Landscape of Memory (1998), and the
multi-awarded documentary project Steps for the Future (2001/04) a
collection of 38 films about Southern Africa in the time of HIV and
AIDS. He is Executive Producer of the STEPS International global
documentary project Why Democracy? 10 long and 18 short films. He is
Executive Producer on the STEPS International global documentary
project Why Poverty? He is producing Dare to Dream and the AfriDocs
initiative. In April 2014, he started AfriDocs, the first weekly
primetime documentary strand across sub-Saharan Africa, that screens
the best African and international documentary films twice a week, as
well as special focus events on relevant issues facing African
audiences.2016 Coming of Age (Documentary) (executive producer) /
(producer)2013 Gangster Backstage (Documentary short) (producer)
was born in Cape Town in 1953. At the age of twenty-two he left South
Africa for political reasons, and returned in 1994 to take part in his
countrys first democratic elections.He produced the Southern African
series on truth and reconciliation Landscape of Memory (1998), and the
multi-awarded documentary project Steps for the Future (2001/04) a
collection of 38 films about Southern Africa in the time of HIV and
AIDS. He is Executive Producer of the STEPS International global
documentary project Why Democracy? 10 long and 18 short films. He is
Executive Producer on the STEPS International global documentary
project Why Poverty? He is producing Dare to Dream and the AfriDocs
initiative. In April 2014, he started AfriDocs, the first weekly
primetime documentary strand across sub-Saharan Africa, that screens
the best African and international documentary films twice a week, as
well as special focus events on relevant issues facing African
audiences.2016 Coming of Age (Documentary) (executive producer) /
(producer)2013 Gangster Backstage (Documentary short) (producer)
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