Natalie Erika James
Natalie Erika James is a Japanese-Australian writer, director and producer, born in the USA and based in Melbourne, Australia. Her debut feature, RELIC, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight program. RELIC stars Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin, and is produced by Carver Films (SNOWTOWN, PARTISAN) & Nine Stories (Riva Marker, Jake Gyllenhaal), and supported by the Russo Brothers’ AGBO, Screen Australia and Film Victoria. Her 2016 short, CRESWICK, premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and was awarded the 2017 AWGIE Award for Best Short Form screenplay by the Australian Writer’s Guild.
Creswick (2017)
Sam's fear of her childhood home is brought to light when her ageing father claims there is another presence in the house. (more)
Sam's fear of her childhood home is brought to light when her ageing father claims there is another presence in the house. (more)
Drum Wave (2018)
A young pianist confronts her fear of motherhood when she marries into a remote island community with bizarre fertility rituals. (more)
A young pianist confronts her fear of motherhood when she marries into a remote island community with bizarre fertility rituals. (more)
Relic
(2020)
When Edna—the elderly and widowed matriarch of the family—goes missing, her daughter and granddaughter travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna. (more)
When Edna—the elderly and widowed matriarch of the family—goes missing, her daughter and granddaughter travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna. (more)
Burrow (2013)
At a prestigious Beijing university, Weichen prepares for his first sexual encounter under the pressures of inflated expectation and nightmarish anxieties surrounding his mother. Set within the world of the post-'90s generation of Chinese youth, BURROW is a dark ... (more)
At a prestigious Beijing university, Weichen prepares for his first sexual encounter under the pressures of inflated expectation and nightmarish anxieties surrounding his mother. Set within the world of the post-'90s generation of Chinese youth, BURROW is a dark ... (more)
Tritch (2011)
In modern day Shanghai, a wealthy housewife’s life of luxury becomes increasingly disrupted by the presence of a young ghost. (more)
In modern day Shanghai, a wealthy housewife’s life of luxury becomes increasingly disrupted by the presence of a young ghost. (more)
Prequel to the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby. (more)