One worry was that it happened such a long time ago. Gwennie recalls a previous suicide attempt by Evelyn. Ive never gone through such a sustained period of not wanting to be somewhere, he says. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. 31. The walk itself is filled with pain, challenge and conflict, but also it is also filled with connection and love. The ones with whom you resonate the most might depend on how you personally confront grief. And the tone of the film, which features footage from their walks along national parks in Scotland, including Cairngorms, Loch Lomond, and the Trossachs, is quite meditative as it seeks to offer a catalyst for the surviving family members, rather than uncover some "truth" or mystery around their brother's death. Slowly the siblings, parents and friends tell each other how they first found out. Much ofEvelyn takes place in Scotlands national parks, including Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. Weve never ever gone there. More than that, pain is the substance of. , named for von Einsiedels brother, follows the family as they walk through the departeds favorite natural spaces and reflect on his memory. Near the end of the film, after many tears, heated exchanges and group hugs, Orlandos younger brother captures a truth that rings true for the whole family but also for the world beyond, too. In Evelyn, a gut-wrenchingly personal new documentary, White Helmets director Orlando von Einsiedel tackles the subject of male suicide; telling the story of his brothers death, and the effect it had on his friends and family. Loving grandmother of Matt (Tina) and Liz Zodrow and Teresa (Scott) Johnson, Emily West, and Andrea (Roger) Rocha. Director Orlando von Einsiedel turns his camera on himself and his family, reflecting on the death of his younger brother by suicide 13 years ago. "And then all of a sudden all his happiness that he faxed through to all of us disappeared," she says, and Evelyn "became a monster that we couldn't understand.". Evelyn Henry A Von-Einsiedel in England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005 Evelyn Henry A Von-Einsiedel in England & Wales Deaths, GRO Indexes, 1969 - 2007 view all Immediate Family Andreas Graf von Einsiedel father Harriet Angela Victoria von Eins. My mum wanted to talk about Evelyn, but we all shut it down whenever she brought it up, he explains. The Last of Us is a surefire hit, offering a sensitive yet gripping take on zombie clichs, The Pale Blue Eye is one of the first intriguing movies of 2023. Discover Our Services. Fiona wasnt just a ghost in old family photo albums. I applaud the director. Visitation Friday, February 5, 2016 at the Funeral Home, 10 AM with Funeral Service at 12 noon.Private interment Valhalla Memorial Park. You can always change this later in your Account settings. These darker memories are at times made all the more intimidating because, with good reason, they arent often shared. By the end of filming, the siblings were talking freely about Evelyn in a way they never had. Men in my family struggle to articulate their emotions were textbook, in that sense, Orlando explains. At first, confused, I called Evelyn out on it: Look how upset youre making Mum. Some lash out. After talking to Orlando and watching his film, I worried about the silence that echoed around the issue within my family and in my own head. Von Einsiedel is a prolific and impressive documentarian, probably best known for his Oscar-winning short, The White Helmets, about Syrian first responders. Beloved wife of late Orville. I got so, so angry. By the time of the lawsuit, Evelyn was wheelchair-bound. Id carried it the whole way along the walk and just put off reading it until that last night, he says. Orlando, now 38, and I are here to talk about Evelyn and Evelyn, a film he made last year, out now, which, if not the most dangerous project this Academy Award-winning documentary maker has been involved in, then without question the most personal. Later, the von Einsiedels meet a veteran who recently had three of his friends from the armed forces take their own lives. They all remember Evelyn in roughly the same way, as a beautiful yet troubled soul. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Through gritted teeth, Orlando painstakingly documented a gut-wrenchingly personal journey in search of catharsis. Film-maker Orlando von Einsiedel turns the camera on his own family in this unfiltered exploration of the effects of suicide. It is a measure of von Einsiedel's progress that they have given him the middle name Evelyn - a. Fiona, after all, wasnt just a ghost in old family photo albums, a long shadow cast. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Evelyn Graf Von Einsiedel on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. Evelyn had attempted suicide once before successfully completing it, and that's when doctors, as Beta tells it, "decided it wasn't depression" he was struggling with, but rather schizophrenia. The ice cream seller and the veteran share something deep with the family in their brief interactions, communicated with only a few words but carrying immense power. Not doing any work, just shutting down, being belligerent. He approaches the project with an honesty that the family members cant quite muster. If you had said to me two years ago Id be sitting here having a two-hour conversation with a journalist about Evelyn, and feeling OK doing it, I would have said, Bollocks, von Einsiedel admits. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? They all crybut they even do that in their own way. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. I dont feel like Im exorcising stuff. I cant bring myself to talk about my brother and how he died. Pain is the subject of Evelyn. Search above to list available cemeteries. He was a textbook example of that stiff upper lip, dont talk about your emotions, carry on mentality. Suicide is a subject that badly needs to be addressed. During the latters release at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, von Eisiendel and his producer Joanna Natasegara were kicking around ideas for their next project the Philippines drug war, horses in Wyoming As he remembers it, Natasegara then said, Why dont you make a film about your family? It felt, she told him, like the one war zone you will not go to. On some of the walks, theyre joined by their divorced parents. Oops, something didn't work. Many of the themes in this film echo experiences of other suicide loss survivors, so while it is a story of one family's journey, it is sure to bring solace and recognition to others who have lost a loved one to suicide. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Von Einsiedel tells us early in the film, Despite all of that, I cant bring myself to talk about my brother and how he died.. The film follows three siblings on a journey, a literal walk though the beautiful landscapes of Scotland, where they revisit places they went with their brother as they also revisit their memories and emotions. And that diagnosis nearly finished me off., 'He was so sure that it was the only path left available for him. You can find even more stories on our Home page. A screen in front allowed him to watch what was happening as the family/cast members walked behind chatting. Im struggling to hold it together. Of all his family, this professional questioner of others finds it the hardest to open up, to unlock the sorrow, guilt and anger festering inside him. Evelyn took his own life in 2004, Jonathan Heaf and his late aunt at his family home in Epsom, Surrey, 1982, The mother of writer Jonathan Heaf, Alison (left), and her sister, Fiona, holidaying in Scotland aged ten and seven,1958. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. I couldnt even say Evelyns name out loud. 30. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. I saw that I could have an impact with film, to tell stories as yet unheard. He was so sure that it was the only path left available for him. For me, and for my mother, I believe, it felt like the right thing to do, to ask, to talk, to listen and to air our questions and concerns. Naively, I thought this process would simply provide some closure, Orlando explains. Its really tough. We called it cold-water therapy and it entirely transforms your state of mind, von Einsiedel says. The unmentionable becomes unmanageable is a phrase that went through my head as Orlando von Einsiedel explains that since his brother Evelyns death, each family member has been in their own private and very agonizing grief. Other themes touched on are how suicide can splinter families; how survivors. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Walking while engaging in difficult conversation can do this. What a film such as Evelyn does is put real lives real voices, with all the terror and sorrow that goes along with that out in front of cold statistics. Since then, Orlando and the rest of his family have largely refused to discuss his brother and hidden those memories for over a decade. There wasnt so much money from sponsors in the sport back then., Orlando and his friends began to film themselves on the slopes, pulling tricks and getting into scrapes, and soon he figured out they could make money from it, putting the cash back into their sport and travel while also developing his new-found love for telling stories through documentaries. According to mother Harriet, known to the family as "Beta," Evelyn "seemed absolutely fine until 17 or 18," the age at which "he had a terrific downfall.". The ice cream seller and the veteran share something deep with the family in their brief interactions, communicated with only a few words but carrying immense power. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Evelyn von Einsiedel (1982 - 2004) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? He alone held back, preferring to pose questions rather than answer them. A text? Evelyn Henry A Von-Einsiedel 1982 2005 Evelyn Henry A Von-Einsiedel in England & Wales, Death Index, 1837-2005. The brothers full of love and competition while growing up; they also have a younger brother, Robin, and a sister, Gwennie used to come here at the weekends to skate. Finally, Orlando realised this was a deafening silence that could go on no longer. The Southbank skatepark is a beloved and much campaigned for institution among the citys most loyal skate community. Evelyn tackles a subject that he and his stoic, middle-class English family had done their best to suppress for 13 years, a tragedy they never talked about, a wound so painful they could scarcely bear to think of it: the suicide of his 22-year-old brother, Evelyn, in 2004. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. I turned professional, although that sounds a lot grander than it was. T, It almost feels unfair to pinpoint the most affecting moments of. The film is about how all of us experience grief, and how we strive to understand how someone we love might take their own life. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Anyone who grew up in London in the 90s will recognise parts of their own childhood from Evelyns home videos: the baggy jeans, awkward siblings caught on camera, dumb pranks and the trips to skate South Bank. To force the issue up the agenda and support those affected personally, theyve organised talks and walks after each screening of Evelyn with charity partners CALM and Samaritans. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Evelyn Eileen Evie Thomas Einsiedel I found on Findagrave.com. Evelyn offers a rare, personal glimpse into the life of British filmmaker Orlando von Einsiedel, who's best known in America for his political documentaries, including The White Helmets and Virunga, which earned Orlando several international film awards, including Academy Awards and nominations. He told me to f off. We have a history in my family of male suicides, unfortunately.. However, the memories are not just of Evelyns death, they are of Evelyns struggles as well as his achievements in his life. I started thinking, maybe I do need to address the fact that her even mentioning this is so upsetting and such a black hole. As he says at the start of the film, his brothers suicide left a void thats never healed. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Me and Jo had a deal. The process of sharing is not always easy; Orlandos sister in particular struggles with whether this journey and exploration will bring more harm than good. At one point, their father remarks on the family history of mental illness. It was during that press tour, I think, for White Helmets, explains Orlando, that Joanna [Natasegara, a producer who worked with the director on White Helmets, Virunga and eventually Evelyn] asked me if I had ever considered making a film about my family, about my brothers suicide. The anger I felt then, eventually made me realise it was time to talk about the elephant in the room for my family.. Geni requires JavaScript! Erfahren Sie mehr ber die Pflege einer Gedenksttte. This would be a film that could help others, Natasegara thought. Its a touch of that man up, puff your chest out and just get on with it. I just didnt want to talk about it at all and neither did my brother and sister. Sister of Virginia Burns Wilson, the late Wilma Van Camp, and the late Walter "Bud" Thomas. Add to your scrapbook. Duckworth), England & Wales Deaths, GRO Indexes, 1969 - 2007. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. This has to be worth an email? Can watching a documentary of that hike help heal the audience? In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Copyright 2023 Distractify. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The more we talk, the more open we are, then perhaps the more lives will be saved not least those young men who have all but abandoned hope. When his brother, newly diagnosed as schizophrenic and suffering from intense depression, took his own life at 22, Orlando and his other two siblings buried the trauma, rarely talking about it. The seller takes their orders and they get to talking about their journey. Suicide is talked of as the most selfish act, Orlando says. Along with his sister Gwennie and brother Robbie, the family embarks on a five-week journey on foot (walking was one of Evelyn's favorite activities) in order to unpack and mourn the death of their brother, which no one in the family has been able to address. Just like a suicide note does not often sufficiently explain why a person takes his or her life, we do not know by the end of the documentary how much the journey will heal them. In some sense, the family in Evelyn takes this journey in order to find answers. The film periodically punctuates close-ups of sorrowful faces, forest paths, and wildflowers with impressive drone shots. He knew none of us had spoken about this and said, I think its a really great thing. He protested that he did not want to burden others, that it was all too draining. If we filmed this walk and it was a bad experience, we would kill the film, he says. Posted on Sep 10, 2019Updated on May 20, 2021, 4:23 am CDT. I will always regret not being able to save the person who was closest to me'. He opted instead to make what he describes as his hardest film yet, turning his camera on himself. We apologise for this error, which has been amended, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Following his Oscar winning The White Helmets, Orlando von Einsiedel turns his camera on his own family as they attempt to cope with a devastating loss. There was an error deleting this problem. Some chatter. Try again later. Von Einsiedel contrasts simple footage of his family walking through the natural beauty of the U.K. with vintage home videos. Please reset your password. Beloved wife of late Orville. The walk itself is filled with pain, challenge and conflict, but also it is also filled with connection and love. All of us, always, are far too busy. They walked themselves out of the silence of Evelyns suicide. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Dear mother of Eileen (Joe) Zodrow, Kathy (Terry) West and Orv "Butch" (Beth Wood) Einsiedel. In the UK the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. There was another reason for the film. A directors job is asking questions and I feel safe doing that, he says. Since then, Orlando and the rest of his family have largely refused to discuss his brother and hidden those memories for over a decade. based on information from your browser. She is Chair of the Loss Division of the American Association for Suicidology as well as co-chair of their Clinician-Survivor Task Force. Although autumns approach is tweaking the colour palette, the breeze is warm and gentle. Hes the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Although we mentioned the fact wed done this to my parents, we still didnt really discuss it. Usually, UK-based director Orlando von Einsiedel works the hard-hitting factual documentary beat, having made Oscar-nominated feature Virunga, about the fight to protect gorillas in Africa, and shorts shot in war zones such as Syria (The White Helmets). He was sectioned. He started to change when he was 18, and Evelyn was no exception there, he says. Following his Oscar winning The White Helmets, Orlando von Einsiedel turns his camera on his own family as they attempt to cope with a devastating loss. "Evelyn" is a raw yet beautiful documentary of a family grieving a suicide. Is this the most powerful film about male suicide ever made? Hed tried to kill himself unsuccessfully. It gives viewers the sensation that perhaps, Evelyn is watching with us. Leon, a family friend, deserves particular mention. If you love documentaries then this is a must. Many of the themes in this film echo experiences of other suicide loss survivors, so while it is a story of one familys journey, it is sure to bring solace and recognition to others who have lost a loved one to suicide. They bared their souls gradually, in their own time, led by Beta. For the Oscar-winning director of Virunga and The White Helmets, experienced in shooting conflict zones like Afghanistan, Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest challenge with this project was not evading the M23 rebel militia or investigating illegal oil exploration, but turning the camera on himself. There is also the theme of creating distance from grief it was particularly painful and familiar to me watching Orlandos struggle, as it is easier for him to turn the camera on others and ask about their experiences, rather than to express his own vulnerability and need for comfort. Research genealogy for Evelyn Henry Alexander Graf Von Einsiedel of Lambeth, Surrey, Greater London, Hampshire, as well as other members of the Von Einsiedel family, on Ancestry. Rarely do documentarians put themselves in front of the camera. Not that it was ever intentionally avoided by my mother, it just never felt like the right time. It has unlocked happy memories of his brother that had been eclipsed by the horror of his death, and has brought him much closer to Gwennie and Robin. Early last month, von Einsiedel's partner Esme gave birth to their first child - a son. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. As they walk through gorgeous scenery, some days in sunshine but on others in storms and downpours that reflect their sombre mood, the personable, articulate and intelligent members of this troubled family force themselves to talk about Evelyn. A conversation? Their mother Beta will never forget the day she saw her child dead, while German father Andreas thinks, sentimentally according to his angry daughter, of Evelyn as the child who was best at German, even though Gwennie was the one who got an A-level in the subject. He smiles: We werent exactly saints. Providing people an opening allowed these extraordinary conversations to happen. Simon, an ex-serviceman, relates how three of his friends have ended their lives after returning home from combat. A walk? bertragung der Gedenksttte erfolgreich. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Drag images here or select from your computer for Evelyn Eileen Evie Thomas Einsiedel memorial. 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