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]