Siv Marianne Ahrne ( born 25 May 1940 ) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter . She has directed ten films between 1970 and 1997 . Her 1976 film '' Near and Far Away '' won the award for Best Director at the 13th Guldbagge Awards . Her 1978 film '' The Walls of Freedom '' was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival . According to film historian Gwendolyn Audrey Foster , Ahrne was one of the first women to make documentary films in Sweden , and Foster noted that Ahrne 's films have received little attention in the United States
13th Guldbagge Awards
13th Guldbagge Awards
Marianne Ahrne