Background
Ekrene was born in Villavicencio, Colombia, and grew up as a street child.
Ekrene was born in Villavicencio, Colombia, and grew up as a street child.
He came to Norway at the age of seven and lives in Sveio. He is trained in economics and management and has a master-class in screenwriting. Ekrene made his directing and screenwriting début with Kampen mot vekten, which premièred in Norway in May 2014.
He is to direct a film titled Run, starring Jørgen Langhelle and Kim Sønderholm, beginning in December 2014.
He draws on a large network of actors in Norway, the United States, and South America.