Santi Benedit is an independent screenwriter and director. His debut short film "The Journalist" (2024), delves into the world of criminal journalism through the story of a retired criminal accused of committing a murder. His writing credentials include five feature films and four short films, with his short "Harlots Down No-Man’s Land", a crime story about a feisty Wisconsin hooker running into trouble after escaping her sketchy road bar brothel, ranking amongst the top discoverable scripts on Coverfly.