OLIVIA J. BENNETT

I’m an arts writer, editor and critic based in Australia, open to commissions and collaborations. 

I also work as a freelance communications specialist across brand, content and cultural strategy. 

If you’d like to see my portfolio or chat about a project, feel free to get in touch.



Gertrude Contemporary Emerging Writers Program | 2020
Melbourne International Film Festival’s Critics Campus | 2019

STUCK BETWEEN 
PRESENCE & ABSENCE


Desensitised by the flows of neoliberal society, Olivier Assayas’ Demonlover and Lina Mannheimer’s Mating expose how we exploit each other for a semblance of relational intimacy.


Left: 'Demonlover' (2002), directed by Olivier Assayas and produced by Elizabeth Films.
Right: 'Mating' (2019), directed by Lina Mannheimer and produced by French Quarter Film.