Natascha Dea Burdeinei (she/her and pronounced NUH-TAH-shuh DAY Burr-DEE-knee) was born at Landstuhl Army Medical Center in West Germany and spent a large part of her childhood on military bases. Natascha is a writer, artist, producer, and historian specializing in legacy and the privileges and responsibilities that arise from it, and ancestral understanding as a tool in healing trauma and advancing racial equity.
A film and theatrical producer, Natascha is actively developing television and film projects that explore identity and legacy through elevated and transformative storytelling representative of this diverse world. She is an executive producer of "After the Deluge," an evocative pandemic tale written by Pulitzer, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley, directed by Tara Young, produced by Ashley George, shot and produced by Charlotte Hornsby, starring Trae Harris and Grace Rex. She is also an executive producer of "GLO," a Black Queer first-love story set in the BIPOC rollerskating scene of Chicago written and co-directed by Adhana Reid; an associate producer of Lea Pascal's short comedic take on miscarriage, "The Greatest Joy;" and co-produced the Off-Off-Broadway production of the comedic western musical, "The Dastardly Thornes v. The Town of Goldhaven," in its world premiere at The Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY, July-August 2023.
In 2023, Natascha began creating her forthcoming podcast, "The Threads That Connect Us," to be produced and distributed by Radio Free Rhinecliff in Rhinecliff, New York and Natascha's production company, FortyTwo Women. "The Threads That Connect Us" explores the connection between understanding inherited legacy, finding purpose, and making change in the world and is releasing on podcast platforms in 2025.
An accomplished photographer, Natascha's photographic work has been exhibited alongside work by Helena Christensen, Mick Rock, Mark Seliger, Pamela Hanson, Gary Palmer, Eric Schwabel, Anne Menke, Robert Lucy, Francisco Letelier, and Roldán West.
Her book, "Conversations To Have With Your Loved Ones" (Dea Matrona Books, 2024) is available in bookstores everywhere. She is writing a book about Prince.
