Errol Williams
Born: 1951-10-30 in Wakapoa Mission, Guyana
Died: 2007-07-14
Known For: Directing
Biography
Errol Williams was a pioneer filmmaker who was introduced to filmmaking at the New Brunswick Film Co-op in the late 1980's. His dramatic and documentary films were screened at festivals around the world, and his international success helped shine a spotlight on the NB Film Co-op. He had a particular gift for documentary filmmaking and after his successful production of Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story (1997), he went on to produce two successful and influential documentary feature films in Bermuda - When Voices Rise and Walking on a Sea of Glass. After his untimely death in 2007, a special award was set up in his honour and was presented to the winner of the Best low-budget NB Documentary film at the Silver Wave Film Festival. After the 2011 Silver Wave Awards, it was decided to use the award to help fund a short documentary project and hence the creation of this award.
Filmography
2006
- Walking on a Sea of Glass ... (Director)
2002
- When Voices Rise... ... (Director)
1998
- Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story ... (Director)
1994
- Parable in Black and White ... (Director)
1991
- A Darker Side ... (Director)
1988
- Driftwood as Son