Orion Eshel is a 20-year-old Los Angeles based, Costa Rican-Israeli-American
filmmaker. Primarily self taught, Orion found his passion for filmmaking at
the age of 15 while on the pursuit of a competitive surfing career, and has
been making work since.

His first short film, “Man of the Harvest”, screened at the Tallinn Black
Nights Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, and HollyShorts, amongst other
Oscar-Qualifying festivals internationally. His new short film, “This Is Not
The End”, made with the mentorship of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, will be
presented in a special installation at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival alongside
the work of Apichatpong.