Orlando von EinsiedelPeople of Today 2017 / Lucy Hume (born in August 1980) is a British film director. He directs mostly documentary films that investigate global social issues, and has filmed in various places around the world, including Africa, Asia, America and the Arctic. von Einsiedel became known for his award winning film '' Virunga'', produced with the cooperation of Virunga National Park director Prince de Merode.

Early life

Von Einsiedel is the grandson of Wittgo von Einsiedel (a second cousin to Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel, who descends from Otto von Bismarck) and Walburga von Obersdorff. His father, Andreas Jean-Paul von Einsiedel, was a photographer specialising in architecture and interiors. Orlando grew up in Forest Hill, London, UK with his mother (Harriet), a British music therapist. He attended

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, an independent school in East Dulwich, London, UK.

University

Von Einsiedel studied

social anthropology Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In ...

at the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...

and an MSc in anthropology and development at the London School of Economics.

Film career

Many of von Einsiedel's documentaries have been screened at some of the world's top film festivals. He directed '' Virunga'' (2014), which received an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

nomination for Best Documentary Feature, and '' The White Helmets'' (2016), which won for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Both nominations were shared with producer

Joanna Natasegara Joanna Natasegara is a British film director and producer. She produced '' Virunga'' (2014) and '' The White Helmets'' (2016), for which she received nominations for Academy Award in the categories of Best Documentary Feature and Best Documen ...

. His 2018 film, ''Evelyn'', about his late brother, launched at the

London Film Festival The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1957 and held in the United Kingdom, running for two weeks in October with co-operation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shor ...

and won th
BIFA
for Best Documentary. In 2020, 'Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl)', a film he was an executive producer on, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). In 2006, he co-founded

Grain Media Grain Media is a British film, television and commercials production company in South London, established in 2006 by Jon Drever and Orlando von Einsiedel. In 2020 the company's short film Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) w ...

, a production company based in London.

Snowboard career

Von Einsiedel spent several years as a professional snowboarder, travelling the world promoting the brand names of various sponsors through media engagements, photo/video shoots, and competitions. During this period he was given the nickname ' Jill Dando', due to the rhyme connection between his name and hers.

Selected filmography

* '' Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul'' (2010) * '' We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding'' (2013) * '' Virunga'' (2014) * '' The White Helmets'' (2016) * '' Evelyn'' (2018) * '' Convergence'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:von Einsiedel, Orlando 1980 births Living people Counts of Germany Directors of Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners English film directors English screenwriters English male screenwriters Writers from London