Evelyn (2018 film)

• Evelyn Einsiedel, posthumously
• Orlando von Einsiedel
• Gwendolyn (Gwennie) Einsiedel[4]
• Robin (Robbie) Einiedel
• Harriet Einsiedel (aka Beta)[5]
• Andreas von Einsiedel
• Johanna Thornycroft
• Leon Oldstrong
• Jack Binney

For large parts of the film, the camerawork appears to require an operator walking backwards. In fiact the cameraman, Franklin Dow, had created a special camera rig that sat on his back with a stabilising mechanism. A screen in front allowed him to watch what was happening as the family/cast members walked behind chatting.[6]

The musical score was mostly composed by Patrick Jonsson who had previously collaborated with von Einsiedel on Virunga and The White Helmets.[7] One song was contributed by Evelyn's sister Gwendolyn Einsiedel, a musician in her own right who remembers singing almost every day during the making of the movie, though very little made it onto the final cut.[7]

Evelyn premiered at the 2018 London Film Festival.[8][9] It screened on BBC2 on May 18, 2019[10] and was released from September 10, 2019 on Netflix.[1] Reviewers described the film as a raw, powerful look at a family trying to make sense of suicide.[11] It was chosen as Best Documentary in the British Independent Film Awards of 2018.[12]

Some reviewers have suggested that the film might be powerful enough to save the lives of those considering suicide,[13] GQ pointing out that suicide is now the single biggest killer of young British men and suggesting that Evelyn might help break the code of silence that tends to surround the subject. The movie's website provides support links to help services including The Samaritans and Calm and reproduces a poem from The Smoke Jumper[14] by Nicholas Evans, best known as author of The Horse Whisperer (novel).

• https://www.evelynmovie.com
• Evelyn on Netflix
• Evelyn at IMDb
• Evelyn at Rotten Tomatoes