Directing

Natalie Erika James

Born February 23, 1990 · USA (age 36)

Natalie Erika James (born 23 February 1990) is an American-Australian writer-director, born in the US and raised in Melbourne. 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. Her debut feature, the psychological horror film Relic, starring Emily Mortimer, Bella …

Known For

Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A · 2024

MovieHorrorThriller

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

Relic

MovieHorrorMystery

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

Saccharine

Saccharine · 2026

After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.

We've All Been There

We've All Been There · 2013

We've All Been There

Jess has to come up with $800 or lose her house. A flat tyre leaves Joan stranded in the middle of nowhere. Matt needs a job. All these stories are brought together as what goes around comes around and they impact each other in a way they couldn't imagine.

Drum Wave

Drum Wave · 2018

MovieDramaHorror

A young pianist confronts her fear of motherhood when she marries into a remote island community with bizarre fertility rituals.

Tritch

MovieDramaHorror

In modern day Shanghai, a wealthy housewife’s life of luxury becomes increasingly disrupted by the presence of a young ghost.

Creswick

Creswick · 2017

MovieDramaHorror

Sam's fear of her childhood home is brought to light when her ageing father claims there is another presence in the house.

Under the Sun

Under the Sun · 2015

One incident occurs, two families tangle. There’s nothing new under the sun.

Filmography

Sort

Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A · 2024

MovieHorrorThriller

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

Director

Relic

MovieHorrorMystery

When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.

Director

Saccharine

Saccharine · 2026

After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.

Director

We've All Been There

We've All Been There · 2013

We've All Been There

Jess has to come up with $800 or lose her house. A flat tyre leaves Joan stranded in the middle of nowhere. Matt needs a job. All these stories are brought together as what goes around comes around and they impact each other in a way they couldn't imagine.

Third Assistant Director

Drum Wave

Drum Wave · 2018

MovieDramaHorror

A young pianist confronts her fear of motherhood when she marries into a remote island community with bizarre fertility rituals.

Director

Tritch

MovieDramaHorror

In modern day Shanghai, a wealthy housewife’s life of luxury becomes increasingly disrupted by the presence of a young ghost.

Screenplay

Creswick

Creswick · 2017

MovieDramaHorror

Sam's fear of her childhood home is brought to light when her ageing father claims there is another presence in the house.

Director

Under the Sun

Under the Sun · 2015

One incident occurs, two families tangle. There’s nothing new under the sun.

First Assistant Director

Burrow

MovieDramaRomance

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 coming-of-age story about the paralyzing nature of self-doubt about the primal responses we have to our fear of failure.

Director