About
Helena Solberg (born June 17, 1938, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian-born documentarist who, since 1971, has made her career in the United States. She is recognized as the only woman to participate in "Cinema Novo" movement in Brazil. In 1983, Solberg received an Emmy Award for 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.
Filmography
Um Filme para Beatrice2024 · Director, Writer
Meu Corpo, Minha Vida2017 · Writer, Director
Our Stories, Ourselves2013 · Director, Producer
Palavra (En)Cantada2009 · Director, Screenplay
Diary of a Provincial Girl2003 · Director, Writer
Brazil in Living Colour1997 · Director
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business1995 · Director, Producer
The Forbidden Land1990 · Director
Portrait of a Terrorist1985 · Director
Home of the Brave1985 · Director
Chile: By Reason or By Force1983 · Director
The Brazilian Connection1983 · Director
From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today1982 · Co-Producer, Director
Simplemente Jenny1977 · Writer, Director
The Double Day1975 · Writer, Director
The Emerging Woman1974 · Producer, Director
Noon1969 · Producer, Editor, Writer, Director
The Interview1966 · Director