 From 2001 to 2004, Odell studied at the film division of the Columbia University School of the Arts in New York.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.The Spanish-language thriller, "Sangre de mi sangre", also titled "Padre Nuestro" and directed by fellow Columbia Film School MFA Christopher Zalla, tells the story of a pair of Mexican immigrants in New York.