Sandrene Mathews
@iamsandrene.com
Looking for a reason, roaming through the night to find my place in this world.
I write coming-of-age stories with adults, because we’re also still figuring out life. On a quest to normalize conversations about mental health. Available for staffing.
I write coming-of-age stories with adults, because we’re also still figuring out life. On a quest to normalize conversations about mental health. Available for staffing.
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Want to support a Black-owned business AND help modernize television? Donate to our fiscal sponsorship!
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Our self-produced and distributed model empowers our writers, directors, cast, and crew and brings back residuals for everyone. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Our self-produced and distributed model empowers our writers, directors, cast, and crew and brings back residuals for everyone. #BlackHistoryMonth
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February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Want to support a Black-owned business AND help modernize television? Donate to our fiscal sponsorship!
fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/lowkey-moxie
Our self-produced and distributed model empowers our writers, directors, cast, and crew and brings back residuals for everyone. #BlackHistoryMonth
fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/lowkey-moxie
Our self-produced and distributed model empowers our writers, directors, cast, and crew and brings back residuals for everyone. #BlackHistoryMonth
More proof things are going to be different this year:
I’ve been traveling for work for 5 years, and this is the first time I haven’t finished packing 15 minutes after I was supposed to leave.
In fact, I don’t even leave for another 8 hours! What is this strange new world?
I’ve been traveling for work for 5 years, and this is the first time I haven’t finished packing 15 minutes after I was supposed to leave.
In fact, I don’t even leave for another 8 hours! What is this strange new world?
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
More proof things are going to be different this year:
I’ve been traveling for work for 5 years, and this is the first time I haven’t finished packing 15 minutes after I was supposed to leave.
In fact, I don’t even leave for another 8 hours! What is this strange new world?
I’ve been traveling for work for 5 years, and this is the first time I haven’t finished packing 15 minutes after I was supposed to leave.
In fact, I don’t even leave for another 8 hours! What is this strange new world?
I was doing my daily scroll of Instagram and Facebook when I remembered a video my friend posted about how it’s hypocritical to honor the blackout with my spending but stay on social media, where they earn a ton just from me scrolling past ads.
So today it’s all hey, BlueSky, hey.
So today it’s all hey, BlueSky, hey.
January 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I was doing my daily scroll of Instagram and Facebook when I remembered a video my friend posted about how it’s hypocritical to honor the blackout with my spending but stay on social media, where they earn a ton just from me scrolling past ads.
So today it’s all hey, BlueSky, hey.
So today it’s all hey, BlueSky, hey.
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This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
My mother, who is in her 70s and has had MS for decades, may not have her caregiver for a while, because the IMMIGRATION and Customs Enforcement are at the Target across the street and have been detaining Native Americans.
Native. Americans.
In one of two blue cities in a red state.
gtfo
Native. Americans.
In one of two blue cities in a red state.
gtfo
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My mother, who is in her 70s and has had MS for decades, may not have her caregiver for a while, because the IMMIGRATION and Customs Enforcement are at the Target across the street and have been detaining Native Americans.
Native. Americans.
In one of two blue cities in a red state.
gtfo
Native. Americans.
In one of two blue cities in a red state.
gtfo
I haven’t been to an Oscars party in a long time, but I think I might have to this year so I can witness how much history gets made while among friends.
January 22, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I haven’t been to an Oscars party in a long time, but I think I might have to this year so I can witness how much history gets made while among friends.
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Never has a bad performance. No one is ever disappointed when Delroy Lindo pops up on screen. Long overdue. Baller time
Delroy Lindo has finally received his first ever Oscar nomination for his performance in ‘SINNERS’
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Never has a bad performance. No one is ever disappointed when Delroy Lindo pops up on screen. Long overdue. Baller time
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This lineup is exactly what the Academy votership overhaul several years ago was going for: More room for genre. A year when the huge, popular movie with the black cast ISN'T the surprise "Oops" omission. And a more international look--nineteen nominations for foreign films this year.
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This lineup is exactly what the Academy votership overhaul several years ago was going for: More room for genre. A year when the huge, popular movie with the black cast ISN'T the surprise "Oops" omission. And a more international look--nineteen nominations for foreign films this year.
If anyone hears of any other screenings of Sinners in 70mm, please let me know/invite me!
January 22, 2026 at 2:53 PM
If anyone hears of any other screenings of Sinners in 70mm, please let me know/invite me!
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
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Sometimes I kind of forget that people have no clue that I have two novels out there (and yes, marketing is sort of my day job, so you think I'd be better at this 😄).
Both FREE to read on Kindle rn #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Scriptsky
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
Both FREE to read on Kindle rn #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Scriptsky
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Sometimes I kind of forget that people have no clue that I have two novels out there (and yes, marketing is sort of my day job, so you think I'd be better at this 😄).
Both FREE to read on Kindle rn #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Scriptsky
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
Both FREE to read on Kindle rn #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Scriptsky
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...
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Sinners has set a record for the most times a film has been nominated at the Oscars. Explore the full list:
Sinners and One Battle After Another Lead 2026 Oscar Nominations
Ahead of the 98th Academy Awards on March 15––still nearly two months away––this year's nominations have been unveiled. Ryan Coogler's Sinners leads the pack with a whopping 16 nominations, while Paul...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Sinners has set a record for the most times a film has been nominated at the Oscars. Explore the full list:
Me over here freaking out all all of the Sinners nominations like it was my film
a woman in a silver dress is singing into a microphone in front of a red background .
Alt: a woman in a silver dress is jumping excitedly in front of a microphone
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January 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Me over here freaking out all all of the Sinners nominations like it was my film
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Happy Public Domain Day!
Here's just a handful of the works entering the public domain today.
Time to get to work #Scriptsky
Here's just a handful of the works entering the public domain today.
Time to get to work #Scriptsky
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Happy Public Domain Day!
Here's just a handful of the works entering the public domain today.
Time to get to work #Scriptsky
Here's just a handful of the works entering the public domain today.
Time to get to work #Scriptsky
I’m going into 2026 with half as many orphan socks, so it already has way less baggage.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I’m going into 2026 with half as many orphan socks, so it already has way less baggage.
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2025, and the big, beautiful challenge it was, will always be the year we embraced hope.
I can't wait to see that hope come to fruition in 2026. Thank you for being part of the journey.
I can't wait to see that hope come to fruition in 2026. Thank you for being part of the journey.
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
2025, and the big, beautiful challenge it was, will always be the year we embraced hope.
I can't wait to see that hope come to fruition in 2026. Thank you for being part of the journey.
I can't wait to see that hope come to fruition in 2026. Thank you for being part of the journey.
I’m really glad Stranger Things decided to embrace how stressful saving the world is and let the kids look like the 40 year olds they’ve become. #nospoilers
Also, my phone tried to correct it to Stranger Thugs, and now I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Also, my phone tried to correct it to Stranger Thugs, and now I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I’m really glad Stranger Things decided to embrace how stressful saving the world is and let the kids look like the 40 year olds they’ve become. #nospoilers
Also, my phone tried to correct it to Stranger Thugs, and now I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Also, my phone tried to correct it to Stranger Thugs, and now I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Stress Monsters
30 min drama
When a perfectionist’s plan to provide for his family hits a snag, his stress manifests in an unexpected way—his childhood monsters return. He must confront the source of this anxiety and learn to control it before he loses his love, his job and his reality. #Screenpit
30 min drama
When a perfectionist’s plan to provide for his family hits a snag, his stress manifests in an unexpected way—his childhood monsters return. He must confront the source of this anxiety and learn to control it before he loses his love, his job and his reality. #Screenpit
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Stress Monsters
30 min drama
When a perfectionist’s plan to provide for his family hits a snag, his stress manifests in an unexpected way—his childhood monsters return. He must confront the source of this anxiety and learn to control it before he loses his love, his job and his reality. #Screenpit
30 min drama
When a perfectionist’s plan to provide for his family hits a snag, his stress manifests in an unexpected way—his childhood monsters return. He must confront the source of this anxiety and learn to control it before he loses his love, his job and his reality. #Screenpit
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
I’m so behind on my indie films. I got the list of Spirit Award eligible films and I’ve only heard of 2 of them. Any suggestions on which I should watch first?
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I’m so behind on my indie films. I got the list of Spirit Award eligible films and I’ve only heard of 2 of them. Any suggestions on which I should watch first?
Seeing Noah Wyle push a cart around Trader Joe’s, browsing the aisles, a few days before he won an Emmy.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Seeing Noah Wyle push a cart around Trader Joe’s, browsing the aisles, a few days before he won an Emmy.
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Here's a trick I just used. If you're undecided about a choice you have to make in your script, write an email framing the question - for your showrunner, producers, co-writer or friend. I usually realize I'm subtly advocating for an option. Then I have the answer, don't need to send the email.
December 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Here's a trick I just used. If you're undecided about a choice you have to make in your script, write an email framing the question - for your showrunner, producers, co-writer or friend. I usually realize I'm subtly advocating for an option. Then I have the answer, don't need to send the email.
I set intentions for the new year instead of resolutions. I had a few in mind for 2026 to keep up the momentum of 2025, despite its many hardships. But then I thought about how I’ve spent at least half the year in burnout and the rest in functional fear state and realized what I need most:
HEAL
HEAL
December 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I set intentions for the new year instead of resolutions. I had a few in mind for 2026 to keep up the momentum of 2025, despite its many hardships. But then I thought about how I’ve spent at least half the year in burnout and the rest in functional fear state and realized what I need most:
HEAL
HEAL
It’s interesting watching Ozark and The Big C at the same time. Laura Linney’s characters are polar opposites, but she’s so good in both roles.
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It’s interesting watching Ozark and The Big C at the same time. Laura Linney’s characters are polar opposites, but she’s so good in both roles.