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Theresa Bennett

Theresa Bennett was named as one of the "next generation of female screenwriters” by IndieWire. Her work has been featured on the Tracking Board's "Hit List" and she was also one of their "Young And Hungry," writers. Theresa's first feature screenplay, PETUNIA stars Brittany Snow, Christine Lahti, Thora Birch and Eddie Kaye Thomas. Her second feature as a screenwriter, SOCIAL ANIMALS a/k/a F*CKING PEOPLE, a comedic love story set in a rapidly gentrifying Austin, TX is also her directorial debut. The film, released in 2018 by Paramount Pictures, was produced by Mason Novick and Michelle Knudsen (Juno, 500 Days of Summer), and stars Josh Radnor, Noel Wells, Aya Cash, Samira Wiley and Carly Chaikin. Theresa recently directed GHOSTING starring Kimiko Glenn, Aisha Dee and Kendrick Sampson, an original movie for Freeform produced by Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky.