Natalie Rodriguez

Natalie Rodriguez was born on May 06, 1992 in USA. Natalie Rodriguez's big-screen debut came with Howard Original directed by Natalie Rodriguez in 2020.

NATALIE RODRIGUEZ is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and author, as well as an advocate for mental health and recovery awareness. She worked with organizations like The Mighty, Anxiety Resources Center, and OC87 Recovery Diaries. Growing up, Natalie developed a passion for cinema and writing which, ultimately, led her to complete her first screenplay and book in grade and middle school. Later, some of her articles and blogs were published in Hello Giggles, HuffPost Blog, Thrive Global, and more. Her novels, "Elephant," "Skeletons," and "The Extraordinary Ordinary" book adaptation established a following and gained positive reviews from around the world.Many bookstores, like Barnes & Nobles, Book Soup, Flintridge Bookstore, and Mystery Ink, hosted author and book signing events for her novels. Her feature films also won and screened in the U.S. and internationally, including at film festivals such as Culver City Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, NALIP: Latino Lens, Stage 32 Screenwriting, Studio City Film Festival, and others. She was also a panelist and spoke at events, including L.A. Comic Con, Hispanicize, Google, and YouTube.In 2017, she established Extraordinary Pictures, a production company focusing on films, television shows, digital series, and social issue projects ranging from diversity and wellness. The company has produced a variety of short films and feature films of different genres, including comedies and dramas. Natalie's first directorial feature films, "The Extraordinary Ordinary" and "Howard Original" were independently received well and distributed by Indie Rights.Her latest project, "Young Dario," a twelve-episode television / web-series show is making its way through the film festival circuit. The show is narrated by Netflix's On My Block, Julio Macias. So far, the project won some awards, including Best Actor, Best Pilot / TV Show, and Best Female Filmmaker. In addition, Natalie is in early pre-production on her third directorial feature film, "Inner Child," a horror thriller that she also wrote. She is producing the project with Buffalo 8, a company that is known for its successful independent and commercial film and television projects.For details on previous and upcoming projects, be sure to check out her social media pages and visit her website: linktr.ee/extraordpictures