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Born | August 1980 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Manchester London School of Economics |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Notable work | Virunga, The White Helmets, Evelyn, Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (if you're a girl),The Lost Children |
Website | Grain Media |
Orlando von Einsiedel [1] (born in August 1980) [2] is a British film director and producer, and co-founder of film production company Grain Media.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.
He has been nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one, a BAFTA, several Primetime and News and Documentary Emmys, and has won a Peabody, an Alfred I.duPont–Columbia University Award [3] for journalistic excellence and a British Independent Film Award. [2]
Von Einsiedel became known for his award winning film Virunga, [4] produced with the cooperation of Virunga National Park director Prince de Merode. The film has been credited with helping to end oil exploration within the park. [5]
Von Einsiedel’s other most well-known films are The White Helmets, Evelyn, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl), Los Niños Perdidos / The Lost Children and Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy.
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. [1] His father, Andreas Jean-Paul von Einsiedel, was a photographer specialising in architecture and interiors. [6] 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. [7]
Von Einsiedel studied social anthropology at the University of Manchester [5] and an MSc in anthropology and development at the London School of Economics. [8]
Von Einsiedel began his filmmaking career making snowboard films [9] before moving into documentaries. Many of von Einsiedel's documentaries have been screened at the worlds top film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
Von Einsiedel directed Virunga (2014) [10] , which received an Academy Award 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. [11] [4] [12] [13] His 2018 film, Evelyn , about his late brother, launched at the London Film Festival [14] and won the BIFA for Best Documentary. [3] 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). [15] In 2006,In 2024 he released Los Niños Perdidos / The Lost Children. [16] The film was nominated for a Premios Platino Award [17] and was one of the most watched documentaries on Netflix in 2024. [18]
In 2006, he co-founded Grain Media, an award-winning film production company based in London which he runs. [19]
Von Einsiedel spent several years as a professional snowboarder, [20] [7] [21] 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. [7]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2010 | Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul | Yes | Yes | Documentary Short |
2012 | Aisha's Song | Yes | Yes | Documentary Short |
2012 | Radio Amina | Yes | Yes | Documentary Short |
2012 | Pirate Fishing | Yes | No | TV Series |
2013 | We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding | Yes | No | |
2013 | The Cure: Doctors on Everest - Investigating Intensive Care | Yes | No | TV Series |
2013 | Earthrise | TV Series | ||
2014 | Virunga | Yes | Yes | |
2014 | We Are Fire | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2015 | King of the Mountain | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2015 | SuperBob | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2016 | The White Helmets | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2018 | Evelyn | Yes | No | |
2018 | Bruce Lee And The Outlaw | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2019 | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2019 | Lost and Found | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2019 | Into The Fire | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2019 | The Seahorse | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2020 | Still Human | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2020 | The Lost Forest | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2021 | Convergence | Yes | Yes | |
2021 | Death in Bollywood | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2021 | The Phantom | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2021 | Into Dust | Yes | No | Short Film |
2022 | From Devil's Breath | Yes | No | Documentary Short |
2022 | Bastille: Hope For The Future | Yes | No | Music Video |
2023 | Scout's Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
2023 | The Walk | No | Yes | |
2023 | Heart of Invictus | Yes | No | Documentary Series |
2024 | The Lost Children | Yes | No | |
2024 | Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy | No | Yes | Executive Producer |
Year | Award | Work | Result |
2011 | Sundance Film Festival Short Filmmaking Award – International [22] [23] | Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul | Nominated |
2012 | SXSW Grand Jury Award Documentary Short [24] | Aisha’s Song | Nominated |
2013 | Royal Television Society Journalism Awards - International Current Affairs [25] | Pirate Fishing | Nominated |
2014 | Academy Award Best Documentary Feature [26] | Virunga | Nominated |
Peabody Award [27] | Won | ||
Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography [28] | Won | ||
BAFTA Film Award Best Documentary Feature [29] | Nominated | ||
Grierson Awards Best Cinema Documentary [30] | Won | ||
Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award | Won | ||
Television Academy Honors | Won | ||
Hamptons International Film Festival Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice [31] | Won | ||
Hamptons International Film Festival Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award [32] | Won | ||
Hot Docs Emerging International Filmmaker Award [33] | Won | ||
Cinema For Peace Green Award [34] | Won | ||
Camden International Film Festival Harrell Award [35] | Won | ||
Primetime Emmys Outstanding Documentary or Non-fiction Special [36] | Nominated | ||
Directors Guild of America Awards nominee Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary [37] | Nominated | ||
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion [38] | Nominated | ||
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature [39] | Nominated | ||
Doc Impact Award [40] | Won | ||
2016 | One Show Bronze Pencil Award [41] | We Are Fire | Won |
2017 | Academy Award Best Documentary Short Subject [42] | The White Helmets | Won |
International Documentary Association Award Best Short Documentary [43] | Won | ||
Primetime Emmys Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking [44] | Nominated | ||
Cinema for Peace Most Valuable Documentary of the Year Award [45] | Won | ||
Hamptons International Film Festival Audience Award [46] | Won | ||
Muslim Public Affairs Council Voice of Courage and Conscious Award [47] | Won | ||
Toronto International Film Festival Short Cuts Honorable Mention [48] | Won | ||
2018 | British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for Best Documentary [49] | Evelyn | Won |
2018 | London Film Festival Grierson Award [50] | Nominated | |
2018 | Scottish Mental Health International Film Awards - Anti-Stigma Award [51] | Won | |
2020 | News and Documentary Emmys Outstanding Short Documentary [52] | Lost And Found | Nominated |
AFI Fest Grand Jury Prize [53] | Nominated | ||
Virginia Film Festival Audience Award [54] | Won | ||
AFI Fest Audience Award [55] | Won | ||
News and Documentary Emmys nominee Outstanding Short Documentary [56] | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you’re a girl) | Nominated | |
International Documentary Association Award for Best Short Documentary [57] | Won | ||
2020 | Critics Choice Awards Best Short Documentary | Into The Fire | Nominated |
2021 | News and Documentary Emmys Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary [58] | Convergence: Courage in a Crisis | Nominated |
2024 | News and Documentary Emmys Outstanding Investigative Documentary [59] | Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boys Scouts of America | Nominated |
2025 | Premios Platino Awards for Ibero-America Cinema Best Documentary [60] | Los Niños Perdidos / The Lost Children | Nominated |
India Catalina Award Best Documentary [61] | Won | ||
2025 | News and Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary [62] | Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy | Won |
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