Biography: Born at a young age, Andres Orella is without a doubt the most influential filmmaker of all time. At the ripe age of 2, Orella's first short film (which was lost in a fire, never recovered) was nominated for 16 Academy Awards and took Best Picture home. It was not however until he wrote and directed FATHOM - often called a 'masterpiece' - that Andres Orella became a household name in the zeitgeist of global cinema.