Benjamin Odell (born 1969) is an American writer, director, and producer of independent films.
In 1992, a year after finishing college, took up a job offer in commercial production in Colombia, and went there to learn Spanish.
The storyline follows a disgruntled computer hacker, recently out of prison, who seeks to take revenge on those who helped to get him there, and later turns political.
[2][5] In 2006, Odell joined Panamax Films, which was founded by James M. McNamara, former CEO and president of the Spanish-language television network, Telemundo Communications.
[6][2] The Spanish-language thriller, Sangre de mi sangre, also titled Padre Nuestro and directed[7] by fellow Columbia Film School MFA Christopher Zalla, tells the story of a pair of Mexican immigrants in New York City.