About

DIRECTOR / PRODUCER

Professionally… Natalie Cordray is a relentless director/producer who brings highly ambitious creative to a reality through her background in large-scale production, high-end finesse, passion for the work, and her innate attention to detail. Her drive and resourcefulness have landed her on sets all over the world with credits spanning network television, feature film, commercial, documentary, and music video; with global artists and brands such as: Hawaii Five-0, Jurassic World, NASHVILLE, Beats by Dre, Halsey, Red Bull, Yves Saint Laurent, Vans, L’Oreal, Tyler the Creator, and The First 48. 

Natalie’s enthusiasm, humor, and brave attitude bleeds to those around her, elevates the integrity of every project she is on, and has allowed her to form authentic connections with her subjects capturing real and honest moments. As a director, she is deeply interested in the human experience seeing it equally through both a meaningful and comedic lens. Her emphasis on ethical filmmaking awarded her the “Film Foundation Scholarship” from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for female filmmakers when she was only 19 years old with her comedic short “Mucha Muchacha”.

She believes storytelling is an essential part of our human experience, and finds the truest way to connect with someone is by listening to them and laughing with them. Her love of human-centric ideas has served as a constant theme throughout her work, capturing what makes our differences beautiful, absurd, and unique using a visual voice.

Outside of work, Natalie has a passion for creating documentaries, and sits on the advisory board for Tallgrass Film Festival. She lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for many years, which she considers her second home, and where she picked up her passions for yoga, hiking, and shark diving.

SKILLSETS: line producing, production management, on-location and field producing, bidding, AICP format, artist representation, pre-production, virtual production (LED wall) producing, creative development, docu-style content producing, SAG-AFTRA / Union knowledge, A-list talent management, photo producing, and post-production management.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES: Showbiz, Blinkbid, Google Docs/Sheets/Drive, Dropbox, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, basic camera [video and photo] operating, basic video editing skills.