HOWARD ORIGINAL is a comedy-drama about a washed-up screenwriter who encounters with more than just selling a story, a studio rejection, and writer's block when his pet cat comes to life. (Based on the award-winning 2017 short film, Howard Original).
A washed-up screenwriter encounters with more than just selling a story, a studio rejection, and writer's block when his pet cat comes to life. (Based on the award-winning 2017 short film, Howard Original). After multiple failed relationships, a screenwriter named Howard begins to question his life and the meaning of it. He escapes to a cabin, in hopes to find closure from both his writer's block and hysterical, yet painful past. Only, Howard finds himself in a state of reality and an altered universe when he finds an abandoned cat named Blue while reflecting on his personal and work relationships.
NATALIE RODRIGUEZ is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and author. She is also an advocate for mental health and recovery awareness and has worked with organizations like The Mighty, Anxiety Resources Center, and OC87 Recovery Diaries. Some of her articles and blogs have been published in Hello Giggles, HuffPost Blog, Thrive Global, and more. Her novels, “Elephant,” “Skeletons,” and “The Extraordinary Ordinary” book adaptation have established a following and gained positive reviews from around the world. Her short and feature films have won and screened in the U.S. and internationally, including at film festivals such as Culver City Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, NALIP: Latino Lens, Stage 32 Screenwriting, and others. She also spoke at events, sharing her experience of being a Latina filmmaker, at Hispanicize, Google, and YouTube.
In 2017, she founded Extraordinary Pictures, a production company focusing on films, television shows, digital series, and social issue projects ranging from diversity and wellness. The company has produced a variety of short films and feature films of different genres, including comedies and dramas. Natalie's first directorial feature films, “The Extraordinary Ordinary” and "Howard Original” were independently received well and distributed by Indie Rights. For further information on previous and upcoming projects, be sure to follow her on social media or visit her website: natchristinerod via IG
