Directing
Santi Benedit
Born
2001-08-22 (25)
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Santi Benedit (born August 22, 2001) is a Spanish screenwriter and director based in London. His work explores isolation, obsession and the tension between self-perception and reality, often through characters struggling with their place in the world. His debut short film, The Journalist, received five festival selections, including the Lighthouse International Film Festival in the United States (2026). He is currently completing his second short film, Shortcut, a psychological drama set in 1980s London.
Known for
NRLondon, 1982. A struggling salon receptionist obsessed with proving his talent, grows increasingly unstable as he watches others do the job he believes should be his.
Shortcut
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6.0In 1980s London, retired criminal Peter Bendford seeks a quiet life running a bar. When a former associate is found dead on the premises, a determined journalist and a police interrogation threaten to expose his past.
The Journalist
2024
Behind the camera
NRLondon, 1982. A struggling salon receptionist obsessed with proving his talent, grows increasingly unstable as he watches others do the job he believes should be his.
Shortcut
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NRLondon, 1982. A struggling salon receptionist obsessed with proving his talent, grows increasingly unstable as he watches others do the job he believes should be his.
Shortcut
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NRLondon, 1982. A struggling salon receptionist obsessed with proving his talent, grows increasingly unstable as he watches others do the job he believes should be his.
Shortcut
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6.0In 1980s London, retired criminal Peter Bendford seeks a quiet life running a bar. When a former associate is found dead on the premises, a determined journalist and a police interrogation threaten to expose his past.
The Journalist
2024
6.0In 1980s London, retired criminal Peter Bendford seeks a quiet life running a bar. When a former associate is found dead on the premises, a determined journalist and a police interrogation threaten to expose his past.
The Journalist
2024
6.0In 1980s London, retired criminal Peter Bendford seeks a quiet life running a bar. When a former associate is found dead on the premises, a determined journalist and a police interrogation threaten to expose his past.
The Journalist
2024