Ábel Visky grew up in Cluj, Romania. He studied directing at the Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania until 2010. In 2011, he continued in film and directing, under the mentorship of János Szász and Attila Janisch at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest. He is currently enrolled there as a PhD student. His first feature documentary, Tales From the Prison Cell (2020), is a creative documentary about the relationship between male detainees and the children waiting for them at home.