Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director A Groundbreaking Experience Designer
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Group Creative Director

Group Creative Director

I worked as the Group Creative Director at Secret Cinema from 2017 till July 2023. I filled the huge shoes of founder Fabien Riggall who mentored and developed my talents when he stepped back from show delivery. I was responsible for the full spectrum of creative delivery: from slate development, winning studio pitches and I.P. then show development and production. 

  • Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Stranger Things

    Secret Cinema - Stranger Things

    Group Creative Director
  • Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Blade Runner

    Secret Cinema - Blade Runner

    Co-Creative Director
  • Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director - Netflix - Stranger Things

    Netflix - Stranger Things

    The "Drive-Into" Car Safari

    Group Creative Director
  • Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Baz Luhrmann's Romeo+Juliet

    Secret Cinema - Baz Luhrmann's Romeo+Juliet

    Group Creative Director
  • Secret Cinema & Häagan-Dazs presents Secret Sofa

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  • Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director - Secret Cinema - Guardians of the Galaxy

    Secret Cinema - Guardians of the Galaxy

    Co-Creative Director

Matthew J Bennett - Senior Creative Director

I’m a Senior Creative Director and Experience Designer. I thrive when transposing much loved stories or brand new tales from idea into living and breathing reality. Whether reimagining iconic worlds for Disney, Netflix and Universal or shaping original tales from scratch, I specialise in transforming stories into powerful, lived experiences.


At Secret Cinema, I wrangled a team of eleven brilliant creatives, building vast playgrounds of music, performance and design. Since 2024 as a freelancer, I get to collaborate widely - from psychedelic food magicians Bompas & Parr to disinformation satirists Sage & Jester, glossy world-builders at Condé Nast, and immersive sports pioneers Rematch Live to name just a few.



Ten years in, and my drive has only grown - to craft places where audiences don’t just watch a story, they live and play inside it.

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