Natalie Rodriguez(VII)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Natalie Rodriguez is an award-winning director, screenwriter, author, and mental health advocate based in Los Angeles. She graduated from California State University, Fullerton, in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television-Film. Natalie's early entertainment experiences include internships at the Conan O'Brien show and Peter Guber's Mandalay Pictures, where she worked with producers Matthew Rhodes and Cathy Schulman.
Natalie has been a panelist at events hosted by Google, Hispanicize, L.A. Comic Con, Ontario Revolution Con, and YouTube, where she shared her experiences as a female writer and filmmaker. She has written for publications including the HuffPost Blog, Thrive Global, Anxiety Resource Center, NowThis News, Hello Giggles, and The Mighty.
In 2017, she founded Extraordinary Pictures, a production company focusing on films, television, digital series, and social issue projects. Natalie's first directorial feature films, "The Extraordinary Ordinary" and "Howard Original," began as short films and have screened at various festivals. She also wrote and produced both projects, available on streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Roku, Tubi, and others.
Natalie's screenplays and films have been recognized at festivals including HollyShorts Film Festival, NALIP: Latino Lens Film Festival, Shorts TV, Stage 32: Comedy Screenplay, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Hollywood Screenplay Contest, and Table Read My Screenplay - Austin Film Festival.
Her young adult thriller book series, "Elephant," was published during the pandemic and was a finalist at Clare Books' the Binge-Watching Cure II contest for 'Best Novel.' Natalie also adapted her directorial feature film, "The Extraordinary Ordinary," into a New Adult novel, available in eBook and paperback formats.
In her free time, Natalie enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and watching horror films. She is also active in the comic and horror convention scene.
For updates on her projects, visit her social media pages at linktr.ee/extraordpictures.
Natalie has been a panelist at events hosted by Google, Hispanicize, L.A. Comic Con, Ontario Revolution Con, and YouTube, where she shared her experiences as a female writer and filmmaker. She has written for publications including the HuffPost Blog, Thrive Global, Anxiety Resource Center, NowThis News, Hello Giggles, and The Mighty.
In 2017, she founded Extraordinary Pictures, a production company focusing on films, television, digital series, and social issue projects. Natalie's first directorial feature films, "The Extraordinary Ordinary" and "Howard Original," began as short films and have screened at various festivals. She also wrote and produced both projects, available on streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Roku, Tubi, and others.
Natalie's screenplays and films have been recognized at festivals including HollyShorts Film Festival, NALIP: Latino Lens Film Festival, Shorts TV, Stage 32: Comedy Screenplay, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Hollywood Screenplay Contest, and Table Read My Screenplay - Austin Film Festival.
Her young adult thriller book series, "Elephant," was published during the pandemic and was a finalist at Clare Books' the Binge-Watching Cure II contest for 'Best Novel.' Natalie also adapted her directorial feature film, "The Extraordinary Ordinary," into a New Adult novel, available in eBook and paperback formats.
In her free time, Natalie enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and watching horror films. She is also active in the comic and horror convention scene.
For updates on her projects, visit her social media pages at linktr.ee/extraordpictures.