Ellison Winterstein

The master of filmic storytelling, Ellison Winterstein was born in 1963 in Brussels, Belgium. Winterstein's active years span from the mid-1980s to the present, during which he has predominantly crafted compelling narratives within the genres of drama and mystery, with his most renowned films being "The Clockmaker's Apprentice" and "In Pursuit of Shadows". Despite never having won at major film festivals, his films have garnered critical acclaim and several national awards for their sophisticated narrative structures and his distinctive authorial style that employs a poetic blend of visual and auditory elements to create deeply immersive cinematic experiences. Winterstein is a director who, through his deeply thoughtful and compelling narratives, has the rare ability to make the audience contemplate about the human condition and our place within it.