Natalie Rodriguez is an award-winning director, screenwriter, producer, author, and mental health advocate based in Los Angeles, California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio-Television-Film from California State University, Fullerton in 2014. Early in her career, she completed internships at The Conan O'Brien Show and Mandalay Pictures, where she gained valuable industry experience working with producers Jennifer Berman, Matthew Rhodes, Cathy Schulman, and David Zelon.

In 2017, Natalie founded Extraordinary Pictures, an independent production company dedicated to telling emotionally driven stories that explore mental health, identity, trauma, and resilience through film, television, and digital media.

She wrote, directed, and produced her debut feature film, The Extraordinary Ordinary, a drama that began as a short film and went on to screen at several film festivals before being released on streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Roku, and Tubi. Her second feature film, Howard Original, which she co-wrote, directed, and produced, also screened at festivals and is available on multiple streaming platforms.

Natalie's screenplays and films have been recognized at festivals and programs including the HollyShorts Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, National Association of Latino Independent Producers Latino Lens, ShortsTV, Stage 32 Comedy Screenwriting Contest, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and Table Read My Screenplay - Austin Film Festival.

She is currently in development on her third feature film, Inner Child, a psychological horror-drama that she wrote and will direct and produce. The story follows a college student confronting childhood trauma through recurring night terrors and sleep paralysis. Natalie also adapted Inner Child into a novel, which she is currently pitching to literary agents for publication.

In addition to her feature film work, she recently wrote, directed, and produced the horror short film Beyond the Moonlight, which tells the story of two sisters who are dancers-one of whom must guide the other through a brutal, life-changing transformation on the night of a full moon. The short is being developed into a television series.

Natalie is also the creator of the Matty Cat children's book and short film series. The first installment is available online, while the holiday-themed sequel Merry Christmas, Matty Cat and the third installment You're Irreplaceable, Matty Cat are currently screening at film festivals. Her dark comedy short Dumpster Fire, inspired by the series The Bear, is also on the festival circuit.

In publishing, Natalie is the author of the Elephant young adult thriller series, which was a finalist in Clare Books' The Binge-Watching Cure II contest for Best Novel. Her books explore mental health, trauma, and identity in young adult and new adult fiction. She also adapted The Extraordinary Ordinary into a New Adult novel, available in paperback and eBook formats.

Her work as a writer has appeared in HuffPost, Thrive Global, NowThis News, Anxiety Resource Center, Hello Giggles, and The Mighty. She has also spoken on panels and at events hosted by companies and platforms such as Google, YouTube, Hispanicize, Ontario Revolution Con, and L.A. Comic Con.

Natalie continues to develop film, television, and literary projects, including Hair Flip and Hello, Stranger. She is passionate about using storytelling to destigmatize mental health and trauma recovery