{{Short description|Australian-American filmmaker (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Natalie Erika James | image = | caption = | birth_date = 23 February 1990 | birth_place = USA | birth_name = | other_names = | occupation = Film director, screenwriter | education = | alma_mater = | spouse = | children = | years_active = 2011–present }}
'''Natalie Erika James''' (born 23 February 1990) is an Australian-American film director and screenwriter, born in the US and raised in Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/natalie-erika-james-interview-relic-a4573384.html|title=Natalie Erika James on harnessing the horror of memory loss in Relic|first=George|last=Fenwick|date=29 October 2020|website=The Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffewing/2020/08/13/interview-natalie-erika-james-discusses-the-inspirations-behind-relic-one-of-the-years-best-horror-films/|title=Interview: Natalie Erika James Discusses The Inspirations Behind 'Relic', One Of The Year's Best Horror Films|first=Jeff|last=Ewing|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/natalie-erika-james-relic-influences-gothic-asian-horror|title=Natalie Erika James on Relic, gothic and Asian horror|date=28 October 2020|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/apartment-7a-director-rosemarys-baby-1236017080/|title='Apartment 7A' Director Natalie Erika James on the Challenges of Making a 'Rosemary's Baby' Prequel|first=Brian|last=Davids|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=28 September 2024}}</ref> She is best known for her psychological horror feature film debut ''Relic'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/01/relic-review-natalie-erika-james-emily-mortimer-alzheimers-horror|title=Relic review – heartbreaking horror about Alzheimer's|first=Mark|last=Kermode|work=The Guardian |date=1 November 2020}}</ref> and her ''Rosemary's Baby'' prequel ''Apartment 7A'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/apartment-7a-review-rosemarys-baby-prequel-1236152081/|title='Apartment 7A' Review: The 'Rosemary's Baby' Prequel Is Entertaining, if Often Self-Defeating|first=Siddhant|last=Adlakha|date=20 September 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== '''Feature films''' * ''Relic'' (2020) * ''Apartment 7A'' (2024) * ''Saccharine'' (2026) '''Short films''' * ''Tritch'' (2011) * ''Burrow'' (2013) * ''Creswick'' (2017) * ''Drum Wave'' (2018)
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==External links== *[https://natalieerikajames.com/, Official website] *{{IMDb name|4013000}}
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