About

Natalie Erika James is a Japanese-Australian writer/director and producer focused on genre stories told with heart. Her debut feature, Relic, is a psychological horror starring Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin, produced by Carver Films, Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nine Stories and the Russo Brothers’ AGBO Films. RELIC premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and received nominations for Best Film at the 2020 IFP Gotham Awards, Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Screenplay at the 2020 AACTA Awards. Natalie’s latest film is Apartment 7A, a horror-thriller for Paramount Pictures, starring Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest and Jim Sturgess.