NATALIE SCHWAN is an award-winning commercial and narrative director and producer who is known for work that celebrates the vastness of the human condition, the journey of the overcomer, and the spirit of adventure. She has received multiple Telly Awards for directing and producing, produced Webby nominated work, and recently won 2nd place in the She Directed Audience Awards Competition for her J.K. Rowling biopic short film “Jo”.

She is constantly drawn to period narratives, and is currently set to direct her debut feature Rebel which tells the true story of Deborah Sampson, the first female soldier in US history who disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War. She is also developing a period era Ellis Island series, a women in history biopic anthology series, and a travel cooking show.

In 2015, she launched her full service, award-winning production company Velocity Creatives, which creates commercial and narrative content that present as stunning visual stories that inspire, challenge and excite. 

 

NYC / LA Based - willing to travel

 
 
 

AWARDS


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Brands I’ve worked with:

Aura Frames

Colgate

Goldman Sachs

Qualtrics

Project Runway

SONOS

Spotify

United Sports Brand

 

Talent I’ve worked with:

Abby Champion

Adam Faison

Cody Fern

Lawrence Fishburne

Jennifer Garner

Allan Kingdom

Karlie Kloss

Caissie Levy

Kevin Love

Maika Monroe

Nightmares on Wax

Christopher Noth

Regis Philbin

Alyson Stoner