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A family copes with the suicide of a loved one and reflects on his life during a hiking tour.
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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. 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. Over a decade later, the remaining family set out on a hiking tour, visiting landscapes Evelyn liked to walk, to reflect on his life and death. The result is an intensely personal and moving take on the emotional impact of suicide within a family and a powerful account of the benefits of creating safe spaces for emotional communication. Shot in a subjective style and against the stunning backdrop of the British countryside, Evelyn is an emotionally raw film that documents the difficult, yet rewarding, attempt to navigate the rocky highlands of collective trauma.
"The suicide of a loved one is devastating, and the grieving process varies not only between people but also between cultures. In the documentary 'Evelyn', director Orlando von Einsiedel (Oscar winner for 'Virunga') decided to record an extensive family therapy session after a great trauma, the suicide of his brother, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and had sunk into deep depression. The documentary is powerful and filmed in beautiful English landscapes. On the other hand, the grief portrayed is a tragedy and pain exclusive to the people on screen; therefore, as a spectator, it is difficult to overcome the mere role of witness."