Orlando von Einsiedel[1] (born in August 1980)[2] 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.
Von Einsiedel is the grandson of Wittgo von Einsiedel, a second cousin of Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel (a descendant of Otto von Bismarck), and of Walburga von Oberndorff; both were members of the former German nobility.[1] His father, Andreas Jean-Paul von Einsiedel, was a photographer specialising in architecture and interiors.[3] Von Einsiedel grew up in Forest Hill, London, with his mother Harriet, a British music therapist. He attended Alleyn's, an independent school in East Dulwich, London.[4]
Von Einsiedel began his filmmaking career making snowboard films before moving into documentaries[7]. Many of von Einsiedel's documentaries have been screened at the worlds top film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival[8], the Telluride Film Festival[9] and the Toronto International Film Festival.[10]
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