ABOUT

Natalie Prauser is an experimental filmmaker based in Kansas City, Missouri. Her work primarily utilizes the photographic process to push boundaries of the moving image. Thematic explorations include concepts of freedom, individualism, and landscape. She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institue with a BFA in filmmaking in May of 2021.

Awards/Exhibitions:

2020

Austin Arthouse Film Festival Official Selection (Austin, TX) Austin Arthouse Film Festival Eisenstein Award Winner for Best Editing (Austin, TX) Arthouse Quarterly: The New Filmmakers Interview Publication (Austin, TX) Chulitna Lodge Artist Residency Fellowship (Lake Clark, AK) Gaetke Award Grant Recipient (Kansas City, MO) Indie Short Fest Award Winner: Best Young Filmmaker (Los Angeles, CA) FLICKFAIR: Official Selection & Award Finalist (Los Angeles, CA) Magic Lantern Exhibition at Alamo Drafthouse Theater (Kansas City, MO) Troublemakers Zine: Photography Publication (Kansas City, MO)

2019

First-Time Filmmaker Sessions: Official Selection (Pinewood Studios, UK) Showdown Exhibition at Alamo Drafthouse Theater (Kansas City, MO) Beacon Gallery KC: An Undefined Present Exhibition (Kansas City, MO) Art & Rural Environments Artist Residency (Antonito, CO)

2018

Brush Creek Film Festival: Audience Choice Award Winner (Kansas City, MO)