WRITER | DIRECTOR | EDITOR
Bennett’s directed, wrote and produced all of his narrative short films, including Dreams of the Past (2022), The Road to D.C. (2023), Sphinx (2023), The Escort (2023), and They’re in the Water (2025).
Throughout highschool, he edited advertisements for Monsoon Youth’s theater program, allowing him to edit trailers such as You Ought to be in Pictures (2024), A Darker Place (2025), and narrative short films such as Phantom (2022), Diever (2022), Grindle (2022), Sphinx (2023), and The Road to D.C. (2023).
WORK
Growing up in rural Arizona, Bennett initially aspired to become a professional skateboarder. Filming skate videos sparked his interest in filmmaking, but his true passion for storytelling emerged after his father introduced him to Alien (1979) and Predator (1987). Throughout high school, he participated in his local theater program, SYMTP, which nurtured his creativity and sense of community. Eventually, Bennett went on to attend Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recently graduating with a BFA in Film Production. Today, he continues to tell stories rooted in ambiguity, mystery, and imagination.