Orlando von Einsiedel (born in August 1980) is a British film director and producer. 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.
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Early life
Von Einsiedel is the grandson of Wittgo von Einsiedel, a second cousin of Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel, and of Walburga von Oberndorff; both were members of the former German nobility. His father, Andreas Jean-Paul von Einsiedel, was a photographer specialising in architecture and interiors. Von Einsiedel grew up in Forest Gate, London, with his mother Harriet, a British music therapist. He attended Alleyn's, an independent school in East Dulwich, London.
University
Von Einsiedel studied social anthropology at the University of Manchester and got an MSc in anthropology and development at the London School of Economics.
