Writer/Director Emily Bennett is an Academy recognized screenwriter and FANGORIA Chainsaw Award-winning director. Her films have screened at festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Sitges, Fantastic Fest, Brooklyn Horror, FrightFest, BIFAN and Fantasia.

In 2023, Bennett won a FANGORIA Chainsaw Award for her debut feature film Alone With You. The film stars Barbara Crampton and Bennett, was produced with Andrew Corkin's and actor Theo James' Untapped Productions (Martha Marcy May Marlene, We Are What We Are).

Her second feature film Blood Shine is currently on the festival circuit, playing festivals including Sitges, FrightFest, Telluride Horror, Brooklyn Horror and Ramaskrik. The film stars Brendan Sexton III, David Call, Larry Fessenden, Toby Poser and Bennett herself. The film was produced by Alexander Schepsman (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Bluebird).

As an actress, Bennett appears in the wide-release NEON horror film Shelby Oaks (produced by Mike Flanagan and directed by Chris Stuckmann) and the new film adaptation of The Mortuary Assistant (directed by Jeremiah Kipp).

Bennett is a graduate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art BA acting program where she trained extensively in areas of performance, dramaturgy, classical and modern dramatic texts. Bennett is represented by Marc Von Arx of Nelson Davis and DDO.