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🎬 Subscribe to the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/extraordinarypictures2875 (link in bio)

Extraordinary Pictures is a production company founded in 2017 by Natalie Rodriguez (@natchristinerod), creating impactful, character-driven stories across film, television, and digital media.

The channel features award-winning films, along with trailers, behind-the-scenes content, music videos, filmmaker updates, and exclusive previews of upcoming projects in development.

The company continues to expand into feature films, television, and literary projects.

🎬 The feature films, The Extraordinary Ordinary (@theextraordfilm) and Howard Original (@howardoriginal1), are available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and for free on the Indie Rights YouTube channel, Roku, and Tubi (links in bio).

📚 The company also extends into literature, including the novels, Elephant (@elephant_bookya) and the book adaptation of The Extraordinary Ordinary.

🔔 Subscribe to the channel for new releases, updates, and ongoing creative projects from Extraordinary Pictures.

🔗 Website: https://linktr.ee/extraordpictures

📩 Business inquiries: Dapper Bird Entertainment (@dapper_bird) — olga2.dbe@gmail.com

A special shoutout to the wonderful interns we have collaborated with over the past six years, who continue to support much of the social media content creation behind the scenes.

🎨 Social media graphic credit: Skylar Gutberlet (@looktotheskie)

#ExtraordinaryPictures #Filmmaking #WomenInFilm #DirectHer #Filmmakers by @extraordpictures

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a month ago

🎄✨ NOW LIVE! “Merry Christmas, Matty Cat” – Film Two of the Matty Cat Short Film Series ✨🎄

🐱✨ About the Film:
Matty Cat embarks on their first Christmas adventure and discovers the true meaning of joy, kindness, and the holiday spirit.

🎥 Watch the new film on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/xBfuKjkit-U?si=qEun8Or1Ncv0s4SV
(Also available through the link in our bio.)

You may enjoy Film Two as a standalone.
Film One, “Matty Cat,” is also available to watch on the Extraordinary Pictures’ YouTube channel.

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🌟 Cast and Crew:

🎙️ Starring / Narrated by:
Alexandra Almendarez // @iamalexandraalmendarez

🎬 Written, Directed, and Produced by:
Natalie Rodriguez // @natchristinerod @extraordpictures

⭐ Executive Produced by:
Peter M. Olsen // @banishedcougar

🎶 Music Composed and Performed by:
EMESGE // @em.es.ge

🎧 Edited and Sound Designed by:
Max Bellamy // @beezy4evah

🎨 Animation and Background Design:
Irina Zvyagintceva

📣 Marketing and Public Relations Interns:
Julia Garcia
Brianna Jimenez

🙌 Special Thanks:
Tony Sweet
Lukas Kauffman

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Perfect for families, animation lovers, and anyone who believes in a little holiday magic. ❄️❤️

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💛 Follow us on Facebook for updates on upcoming screeners for Film Three of the series, “You Are Irreplaceable, Matty Cat.” More announcements coming soon!

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#MattyCat #MerryChristmasMattyCat #HolidayFilm #AnimatedShortFilm #2DAnimation #WomenInFilm #LatinaDirector #IndependentFilm #AnimationCommunity #CreativeCommunity #FilmPremiere #SupportIndieFilm #ChristmasSpirit #HeartwarmingTale #FamilyFriendlyFilm #FemaleFilmmakers #LatinaWriter #MattyCatSeries #Christmas #ChristmasMovie #Cats #CatsOfInstagram by @extraordpictures

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7 months ago

🎄✨ Official Debut of Matty Cat: Film One of the Series! ✨🎄

🎥 Watch the full animated short film, Film One of the Matty Cat Series, now! 🐾🍿

🌟 Meet the Team Behind the Magic:

🎙️ Narrated by: Alexandra Almendarez

🎬 Directed, Written, and Produced by: Natalie Rodriguez

⭐ Executive Produced by: Peter M. Olsen

🎧 Edited, Sound Mixed, and Designed by: Max Bellamy

🎨 Animation and Background Design: Irina Zvyagintceva

🙌 Special Thanks
A heartfelt thank you to Tony Sweet at UBNOGo Podcast, our crowdfunding partners, and the cons and festivals who helped showcase this project! 💕

🐱✨ About the Film:
Join a nameless kitten on a whimsical nighttime journey to discover the true meaning of home. 🏡💫 Adapted from a beloved short story, this heartwarming tale promises to fill your heart with joy and leave you smiling long after the credits roll. 🌟💖

📅 Do not miss this magical debut—be sure to share the love with friends and family!

#MattyCat #FilmDebut #HolidayPremiere #AnimatedFilm #HeartwarmingAdventure #ExtraordinaryPictures #IndependentFilm #SupportCreators #HolidaySeason #AnimationCommunity #ShortFilm #FamilyFriendly #FeelGoodFilms #CreativeStorytelling #HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs #Short #Shorts #Reel #Reels #CatLovers #2DAnimation #Cats #Catholic by @extraordpictures

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2 years ago

Hey everyone! 👋

Natalie Rodriguez here — director, writer, and one of the producers of the award-winning short film Dumpster Fire.

I just wanted to personally thank everyone who has watched, shared, and supported our film! It means so much to see this project continue to reach new audiences.

Make sure to watch the full short film now on my production company’s YouTube channel, Extraordinary Pictures. You can click the link in our bio or visit our website for direct access: https://linktr.ee/dumpsterfiremovie

About the Film:
Trisha, an aspiring actress struggling to land auditions, finds herself stuck working at a bar to make ends meet. During a dry spell, she forms an unexpected connection with Sewer Bob, a local homeless man and former musician. Through their shared stories, both confront personal challenges and discover a quiet turning point — sparking hope and the possibility of change.

A special thank you to all of the film festivals and screening events that supported Dumpster Fire, including Basement Tapes, Cinema Cultura Comunidad, California Women’s Film Festival, Chicano Hollywood Film Festival, Culver City Film Festival, Golden State Film Festival, Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, and Silicon Beach Film Festival. Your support helped this film reach audiences and continue its journey.

🎬 Social media graphic courtesy of Erick Marquez.

#Short #ShortFilm #Diversity #WomenInFilm #ComedyDrama by @extraordpictures

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🎬 DID YOU KNOW?

The Extraordinary Ordinary began as an award-winning feature film before becoming a novel adaptation.

Written, directed, and produced by Natalie Rodriguez, The Extraordinary Ordinary follows:

A college freshman moves across the country to heal from a traumatic high school incident while balancing her mental health and an art project, forming bonds with a classmate and co-worker, each carrying their own struggles.

The award-winning feature film has reached audiences through multiple platforms, including Indie Rights Movies YouTube, Roku, Tubi, participating local libraries, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.

The journey continued beyond the screen when The Extraordinary Ordinary was adapted into a novel, allowing readers to experience Erica’s story in a new format with expanded moments and deeper exploration of the characters and their journeys.

🎥 Watch the award-winning feature film:
https://linktr.ee/ExtraordinaryOrdinary

📚 Read the novel adaptation:
https://linktr.ee/extraordinarybook

🎬 Want to see more from the world of The Extraordinary Ordinary? The proof-of-concept shorts The Extraordinary Ordinary: Erica & Alex and The Extraordinary Ordinary: Bianca & Erica are available to watch FREE on the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel: youtube.com/extraordinarypictures2875

❤️ Thank you to every cast member, crew member, festival supporter, reader, and viewer who has supported this story from its earliest days through its continued evolution.

🎨 Promotional graphic designed by Skylar Gutberlet.

#TheExtraordinaryOrdinary #BookToFilm #IndependentFilm #WomenInFilm #MentalHealthAwareness by @extraordpictures

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5 days ago

🌼 July is Social Wellness Month — a reminder that healing often begins with connection. Stories have the power to bring awareness to experiences that are often left unspoken, creating space for empathy, understanding, and conversations that matter.

🐘 Today, we are sharing the opening pages of Elephant (Book 1 of The Elephant Series), narrated by Joshua Mora (@joshua.mora_)🎙️

Written by Natalie Rodriguez (@natchristinerod) 👩🏻‍💻

Social media video courtesy of Skylar Gutberlet (@looktotheskie) 🎞️

Summer of 2006. Four childhood best friends. A family secret.

After a strange encounter leaves timid teen Matt “Matty” Smith hospitalized, he returns home to anxiety, depression, and unspoken truths about his family — the elephant in the room.

Elephant explores anxiety, depression, family trauma, and the courage it takes to confront the things we often struggle to say out loud.

A heartfelt thank you to the bookstores, readers, reviewers, and supporters who have championed this independently published series over the years 📚💛 Your support continues to mean so much.

Book 2, Skeletons, is also available now. The author is currently seeking a publishing home for a wider release of the complete series, including the unreleased third and final installment.

Like Matty learns throughout the series, the cycle can always be broken. There is always hope ❤️

📚 Available in ebook and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold.

🔗 Link in bio, or visit: https://linktr.ee/elephantbooks

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains themes involving anxiety, depression, trauma, and mental health struggles.

📩 For inquiries, contact Dapper Bird Entertainment: olga2.dbe@gmail.com

#SocialWellnessMonth #ElephantSeries #MentalHealthMatters #YoungAdultBooks #BookCommunity by @extraordpictures

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8 days ago

🎬 DID YOU KNOW? (Part 2)

Before The Extraordinary Ordinary became an award-winning feature film and novel adaptation, it first began as a proof-of-concept sizzle short.

Following the first proof-of-concept created in 2016, writer, director, and producer Natalie Rodriguez developed The Extraordinary Ordinary: Erica & Alex, a second sizzle short created to help pitch the feature film and continue bringing this story to life.

Filmed in 2017 — less than a year before cameras rolled on the feature film adaptation — this second sizzle helped further showcase the heart, tone, and vision of The Extraordinary Ordinary.

✨ Fun fact: The Extraordinary Ordinary: Erica & Alex was also filmed guerrilla-style on a studio lot…but some behind-the-scenes stories are probably best saved for another day. 😉

❤️ A massive thank you to Fabric Studios, HollyShorts Film Festival, and NALIP Latino Lens for showcasing and supporting this project during its early journey. Your belief in The Extraordinary Ordinary helped give this story a platform to grow.

Nearly a decade later, this journey continues to grow, and none of it would have been possible without the incredible cast, crew, collaborators, supporters, readers, and viewers who have believed in this story along the way. We are truly grateful for each and every one of you.

🎬 Watch The Extraordinary Ordinary: Erica & Alex FREE on the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel!

📚 The novel adaptation is available now in eBook and paperback.

🎥 The award-winning feature film is available to stream on Indie Rights Movies YouTube, Roku, Tubi, participating local libraries, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.

🎨 Promotional graphic designed by Skylar Gutberlet.

🔗 Read & watch (links in bio):
linktr.ee/extraordinarybook
linktr.ee/ExtraordinaryOrdinary

#TheExtraordinaryOrdinary #IndependentFilm #WomenInFilm #MentalHealthAwareness #BookToFilm by @extraordpictures

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9 days ago

🎬 DID YOU KNOW?

Before The Extraordinary Ordinary became an award-winning feature film and novel adaptation, it began as a proof-of-concept sizzle short.

In 2016, writer, director, and producer Natalie Rodriguez created The Extraordinary Ordinary: Bianca & Erica, one of two sizzle shorts developed to help pitch the feature film and bring this story to life.

Nearly a decade later, this journey continues to grow — and it would not have been possible without the incredible cast, crew, collaborators, supporters, readers, and viewers who have been part of the process.

Watch The Extraordinary Ordinary: Bianca & Erica FREE on the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel!

📚 The novel adaptation is available now in eBook and paperback.

🎥 The award-winning feature film is available to stream on Indie Rights Movies YouTube, Roku, Tubi, participating local libraries, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.

🎨 Promotional graphic designed by Skylar Gutberlet.

🔗 Read & watch (links in bio too):
linktr.ee/extraordinarybook
linktr.ee/ExtraordinaryOrdinary

#TheExtraordinaryOrdinary #IndependentFilm #WomenInFilm #MentalHealthAwareness #BookToFilm by @extraordpictures

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10 days ago

Here is a little behind-the-scenes look at Howard…lost in the woods, searching for answers, and probably still convincing himself he is “misunderstood.” 😅🌲

Did you know Howard Original began long before the feature film?

The story started as an award-winning short film written and directed by Natalie Rodriguez, who also served as cinematographer and editor, before expanding into the 2021 dark comedy satire feature film.

Graphic courtesy of Skylar Gutberlet 🎨

A story about chasing dreams, making questionable choices, and the complicated reality of the entertainment industry where ambition, ego, and consequences collide. 🎭🔥

🎬 Howard Original (2021), the feature film adaptation, is now streaming:

📺 Amazon Prime • Apple TV • Google Play • Plex • YouTube

🔥 Stream FREE on Indie Rights Movies’ YouTube channel, Plex, Roku, and Tubi.

🎥 Want to see where Howard’s journey began? Watch the original short film FREE on the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel.

🔗 Visit, or click the link in our bio: linktr.ee/howardoriginal

#Film #IndieFilm #DarkComedy #ComedyFilm #ShortFilm by @extraordpictures

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11 days ago

A bit late, but thank you to everyone who has watched, shared, and engaged with Dumpster Fire. We are incredibly grateful for all of the support!

A special thank you as well to all of the festivals, festival programmers, and events that showcased the film. We truly appreciate your support.

If you have not seen it yet, visit the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel to watch the full short film.

🔗 Link in bio or visit: youtube.com/extraordinarypictures2875

Be sure to subscribe!

During a smoke break behind a rundown bar, a burned-out aspiring actress on the verge of giving up her dreams strikes up an unlikely conversation with a streetwise drifter scavenging the dumpsters nearby. As frustration, failure, and dark humor spill between them, their brief encounter becomes an unexpected moment of clarity.

Starring:
Alexandra Almendarez
Taylor Rusch Box

Written, Directed, and Produced by Natalie Rodriguez

Director of Photography & Colorist: Jonathan Na
Editor & Sound Designer: Max Bellamy

Now available to watch on the Extraordinary Pictures YouTube channel.

Visit our official website and follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/dumpsterfiremovie

For inquiries, please email Olga at Dapper Bird Entertainment: olga2.dbe@gmail.com

#DarkComedy #ShortFilm #IndependentFilm #LatinaDirector #WomenInFilm by @extraordpictures

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15 days ago

Every story is its own journey.

The origins of Inner Child began in 2014 as a short screenplay after writer, director, producer, and author Natalie Rodriguez took an online Skillshare writing class. Inspired by her own experiences with sleep paralysis, that class introduced her to Cassie and the psychological horror story that would stay with her for years.

Rodriguez later adapted the story into a novella, and in 2017, an earlier edition was featured in SEZ Publishing’s Whispers in the Dark: A Glorious Collective Work. In 2019, an excerpt of the novella was read by Shelby Scott on an episode of the Scare You To Sleep podcast.

After directing her first feature film in 2018, Rodriguez revisited Inner Child and expanded the short into a feature screenplay as a writing exercise, with no intention of ever directing or producing it. Later that year, the short screenplay was a finalist at the Hollyshorts Film Festival.

A table read for the short screenplay was held in January 2020, with production scheduled to begin in May. Then the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.

During the shutdown, Rodriguez returned to the feature screenplay after a two-year hiatus and wrote the novel adaptation, expanding Cassie’s story and the world of Inner Child. What began as a short screenplay ultimately evolved into both a novel and the upcoming feature film, which Rodriguez wrote and will direct and produce.

📖✨ Inner Child, the novel adaptation, releases on September 22, 2026!

In the meantime, visit nataliecrodriguez.com to explore Natalie’s other novels, the Elephant series, The Extraordinary Ordinary book adaptation, and her film work.

Follow for updates:
@extraordpictures
@natchristinerod

For inquiries regarding the Inner Child novel adaptation or feature film, please contact Olga of Dapper Bird Entertainment at olga2.dbe@gmail.com.

#BookToMovie #Author #Horror #Thriller

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Repost by @wordhavenpress:

I’m so excited to share that Natalie Rodriguez’s psychological horror, Inner Child, will be coming out with Wordhaven Press. I could not put this book down - and the raw emotions it stirred in me. Wow!

#psychologicalhorror by @extraordpictures

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