Leonard Retel Helmrich

Known for: Directing
Born: August 16, 1959
Died: July 15, 2023 (aged 63)
Birthplace: Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Biography

Leonard Retel Helmrich was a Dutch filmmaker who worked as a drama director and cameraman in the Netherlands before going to Indonesia to make a series of documentaries that have won awards world wide. His most famous film Shape Of The Moon won Best Documentary in the World Docs Competition at Sundance 2005 as well as at the International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2004.