Helena

Helena Solberg-Ladd (Rio de Janeiro, June 17, 1938) is a Brazilian-born documentarist who, since 1971, has made her career in the United States.[1]

Helena Solberg

Born

Helena Solberg-Ladd

June 17, 1938

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Occupation

Film director, screenwriter, filmmaker

Years active

1966–present

Spouse(s)

David Mayer

In 1983, she won a News & Documentary Emmy Award with From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today, documentary on a new society that born of political turmoil in Central America and the role that the U.S. plays in determining its future.[2] Solberg is the only woman to participate in the "Cinema Novo" in Brazil.[3]