Director: Natalie Erika James

Biography: 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.