The White Helmets
Short film Completed 2016
Director
Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer
Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer
Joanna Natasegara
Doc Society helped with
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Runtime: 41 minutes
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THE WHITE HELMETS is the Academy Award winning Netflix original short documentary following three Syrian volunteer rescue workers as they put everything on the line to save civilians affected by the war. The film is both a snapshot of the harrowing realities of life for ordinary Syrians who remain in the country, and a humbling portrait of the power of the human spirit.
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Orlando von Einsiedel
Director
With his documentaries spanning Africa, Asia, America and the Arctic, winning numerous awards, screening at the world’s top film festivals and encompassing everything from a skateboard school in Kabul to the tracking and arrest of pirates in West Africa, you could genuinely say that von Einsiedel’s filmography thus far is down right impressive.
Praised by critics for his fearless filmmaking and strong sense of the people and places he covers, von Einsiedel’s eye for striking shots, combined with his compelling global investigations into social issues, have ensured that he is unequivocally an original and talented filmmaker on the rise.
Virunga is Orlando's first feature.
MAIN CREDITS
Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Produced by Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
Executive Producers Jon Drever, Beadie Finzi, Maxyne Franklin, Jess Search
Cinematography by Franklin Dow, Orlando von Einsiedel
Edited by Masahiro Hirakubo
Original Score Composed by Patrick Jonsson
Impact Producer Joanna Natasegara
Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer
With his documentaries spanning Africa, Asia, America and the Arctic, winning numerous awards, screening at the world’s top film festivals and encompassing everything from a skateboard school in Kabul to the tracking and arrest of pirates in West Africa, you could genuinely say that von Einsiedel’s filmography thus far is down right impressive.
Praised by critics for his fearless filmmaking and strong sense of the people and places he covers, von Einsiedel’s eye for striking shots, combined with his compelling global investigations into social issues, have ensured that he is unequivocally an original and talented filmmaker on the rise.
Virunga is Orlando's first feature.
MAIN CREDITS
Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Produced by Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
Executive Producers Jon Drever, Beadie Finzi, Maxyne Franklin, Jess Search
Cinematography by Franklin Dow, Orlando von Einsiedel
Edited by Masahiro Hirakubo
Original Score Composed by Patrick Jonsson
Impact Producer Joanna Natasegara