Eduardo Luis Santos Correia Guedes (21 April 1941 â€" 29 August 2000)
was a Portuguese film-maker involved with the independent British film
collective Cinema Action.Guedes was born in Lisbon, the son of a
judge, and initially studied chemical engineering at the University of
Lisbon, but after refusing to take part in the Portuguese colonial
wars, he left in 1961 to study film-making at the London International
Film School. After graduating in 1964, he worked as a tutor at the
school.In 1965 he went to Brazil and made three documentaries (one,
Rio Araguaia, was later networked by the BBC and French television).
Returning to London, he freelanced as a film editor from 1968 to 1971,
working with theatre director Peter Brook and Thames Television's
Jeremy Isaacs, and was credited as editor of Maurice Hatton's 1970
film Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition.In 1971, Guedes joined Cinema
Action. This was a key component in the organisation of the
Independent Film-makers Association which campaigned, among other
things, for airtime for independents on the UK Channel 4 network. In
1981, Guedes shot and edited a documentary, So That You Can Live,
which opened Channel 4's independent film slot.
was a Portuguese film-maker involved with the independent British film
collective Cinema Action.Guedes was born in Lisbon, the son of a
judge, and initially studied chemical engineering at the University of
Lisbon, but after refusing to take part in the Portuguese colonial
wars, he left in 1961 to study film-making at the London International
Film School. After graduating in 1964, he worked as a tutor at the
school.In 1965 he went to Brazil and made three documentaries (one,
Rio Araguaia, was later networked by the BBC and French television).
Returning to London, he freelanced as a film editor from 1968 to 1971,
working with theatre director Peter Brook and Thames Television's
Jeremy Isaacs, and was credited as editor of Maurice Hatton's 1970
film Praise Marx and Pass the Ammunition.In 1971, Guedes joined Cinema
Action. This was a key component in the organisation of the
Independent Film-makers Association which campaigned, among other
things, for airtime for independents on the UK Channel 4 network. In
1981, Guedes shot and edited a documentary, So That You Can Live,
which opened Channel 4's independent film slot.
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