Orlando von Einsiedel's documentary Virunga tells the story of a group of people who risk their lives every day to build a better future in a part of the African continent that is often forgotten by the media, and to save one of the most important natural habitats in the world. A film that shows the difficult reality inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the last remaining mountain gorillas living in the wild make their home.

The park's director, Emmanuel de Mérode, who was recently wounded in an ambush, appears in the documentary with the following words: "Any activity related to oil must be considered illegal and contributes to destabilising the region." At present, a battle is under way between environmentalists on one side and British company Soco International and the DRC government on the other, who wish to open the park to oil exploration.

The documentary was presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, running in New York until 27 April.