‘The Cycle of Love’ Director on Bringing to Screen the ‘Really Positive’ Story of Man Who Biked From India to Sweden for Love: ‘I Hope It Reminds Us That Most People Are Good’

Oscar-winning Brit documentarian Orlando von Einsiedel is best known for finding stories of hope and humanity in places of darkness and despair. There was “Virunga,” about the work of Congolese park rangers in the midst of a brutal rebellion, plus “The White Helmets,” following the daring rescue attempts of the Syria Civil Defence in war-torn Aleppo (fun fact: Netflix’s first ever Academy Award win). More recently he directed “The Lost Children,” about a group of indigenous children who managed to survive in the Colombian Amazon for 40 days after their plane crashed.

But even von Einsiedel will be the first to admit that “The Cycle of Love” is something a little different for him, a tale of unashamed joy and positivity likely to leave even the most hardened pessimist with a smile on their face.

The documentary, which first bowed in Telluride and is having its European premiere as part…