Phoenix Black
@phoenixblack.bsky.social
On Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch list (NetworkISA), single foster mom, former aid worker, based in Sydney. Known for feature screenplays: Keanu Reeves Is My Muse, My Son Is A Dragon and Father Trinity.
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Phoenix Black
@phoenixblack.bsky.social
· Mar 24
Hi! I’m Phoenix, a single foster mum& aidworker on the ‘Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch’ list at NetworkISa
FIRE KINGS: Point Break x The Bikeriders
BLOOD DRIVE: The Lost Boys x The Stepfather
FATHER TRINITY: Mulholland Drive x Parasite
KEANU REEVES IS MY MUSE, MY SON IS A DRAGON
FIRE KINGS: Point Break x The Bikeriders
BLOOD DRIVE: The Lost Boys x The Stepfather
FATHER TRINITY: Mulholland Drive x Parasite
KEANU REEVES IS MY MUSE, MY SON IS A DRAGON
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November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Just watched TALK TO ME. The first global Australian movie I’ve ever seen with a lead that’s not white or Aboriginal. And it is fabulous! Not ‘girl moves to the country’ ‘outback murder’ tourism ad 🤮 A great Aussie movie that presents us as we are, for better or worse.
a woman wrapped in a yellow blanket has her mouth wide open
ALT: a woman wrapped in a yellow blanket has her mouth wide open
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November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Just watched TALK TO ME. The first global Australian movie I’ve ever seen with a lead that’s not white or Aboriginal. And it is fabulous! Not ‘girl moves to the country’ ‘outback murder’ tourism ad 🤮 A great Aussie movie that presents us as we are, for better or worse.
Used the WEAPONS formatting - which I absolutely love - for my latest script. I hope whoever reads it realises I’m not making it up. Can already see the ‘it’s not how it’s done’ coverage.
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Used the WEAPONS formatting - which I absolutely love - for my latest script. I hope whoever reads it realises I’m not making it up. Can already see the ‘it’s not how it’s done’ coverage.
What are the things you tell yourself to get things done?
Mine: Suck It Up Princess.
Just f@cking do it!
#scriptsky #life
Mine: Suck It Up Princess.
Just f@cking do it!
#scriptsky #life
"You are a bad bitch that gets things done," I whisper to myself as I embark and the simplest of tasks ✨
For real, the mental hoops I need my neurospicy brain to jump through just to do basic things is dumb. But, I guess it's not dumb if it works...
For real, the mental hoops I need my neurospicy brain to jump through just to do basic things is dumb. But, I guess it's not dumb if it works...
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What are the things you tell yourself to get things done?
Mine: Suck It Up Princess.
Just f@cking do it!
#scriptsky #life
Mine: Suck It Up Princess.
Just f@cking do it!
#scriptsky #life
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Positive self talk is important.
I remember someone telling me that we read everything we see from others with the voice our your head, so do yourself a favor and make sure it's a kind and curious voice.
I mean, sometimes she's mean to make me get things done, but she means well ; )
I remember someone telling me that we read everything we see from others with the voice our your head, so do yourself a favor and make sure it's a kind and curious voice.
I mean, sometimes she's mean to make me get things done, but she means well ; )
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Positive self talk is important.
I remember someone telling me that we read everything we see from others with the voice our your head, so do yourself a favor and make sure it's a kind and curious voice.
I mean, sometimes she's mean to make me get things done, but she means well ; )
I remember someone telling me that we read everything we see from others with the voice our your head, so do yourself a favor and make sure it's a kind and curious voice.
I mean, sometimes she's mean to make me get things done, but she means well ; )
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Christopher Hampton: “I don’t believe in any of those rules for writing screenplays. What that gives you is a formula, and inevitably the result will be formulaic." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Christopher Hampton: “I don’t believe in any of those rules for writing screenplays. What that gives you is a formula, and inevitably the result will be formulaic." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
I’m very late to DON’T BREATHE but what a movie! Contained, no A-listers, complex villain and non-stop tension. I can see the happy-ever-after brigade got involved. Now if the producers were French…
#screenwriting #film
#screenwriting #film
a man with a beard is standing next to another man in a dark hallway .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing next to another man in a dark hallway .
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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I’m very late to DON’T BREATHE but what a movie! Contained, no A-listers, complex villain and non-stop tension. I can see the happy-ever-after brigade got involved. Now if the producers were French…
#screenwriting #film
#screenwriting #film
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It's on Scripthive.com You just need to sign up for a free account. Very helpful database.
Script Hive
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November 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
It's on Scripthive.com You just need to sign up for a free account. Very helpful database.
Looking for the PDf script of DON'T BREATHE. Anyone have it? #screenwriting
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Looking for the PDf script of DON'T BREATHE. Anyone have it? #screenwriting
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You can learn everything film school will teach you from these 3 books. The rest is practice makes perfect. Listen to your actors. Give them space, let them find their path to the performance. As a writer you place obstacles, as a director you only help actors around those obstacles when needed.
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
You can learn everything film school will teach you from these 3 books. The rest is practice makes perfect. Listen to your actors. Give them space, let them find their path to the performance. As a writer you place obstacles, as a director you only help actors around those obstacles when needed.
Reminder: if you’re a Network ISA member, your free competition waiver expires 10 Nov. (You should have received it by email.)
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Reminder: if you’re a Network ISA member, your free competition waiver expires 10 Nov. (You should have received it by email.)
Thoughts? Weighing up the pros and cons of going to film school as opposed to teaching myself and directing my own films.
I’m already a screenwriter and I’m getting some experience shadowing directors and making connections with emerging producers. #filmmaking
I’m already a screenwriter and I’m getting some experience shadowing directors and making connections with emerging producers. #filmmaking
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Thoughts? Weighing up the pros and cons of going to film school as opposed to teaching myself and directing my own films.
I’m already a screenwriter and I’m getting some experience shadowing directors and making connections with emerging producers. #filmmaking
I’m already a screenwriter and I’m getting some experience shadowing directors and making connections with emerging producers. #filmmaking
I asked Austin Film Festival for a refund after reading my notes. To their credit, they said they’re looking into it. #screenwriting
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I asked Austin Film Festival for a refund after reading my notes. To their credit, they said they’re looking into it. #screenwriting
I asked Austin Film Festival for a refund after reading my notes. To their credit, they said they’re looking into it. #screenwriting @austinfilmfest.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I asked Austin Film Festival for a refund after reading my notes. To their credit, they said they’re looking into it. #screenwriting @austinfilmfest.bsky.social
Woo hoo!!!! So happy for Heidi! A great person, teacher and writer ❤️ @heidihornbacher.bsky.social @pagecraft.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Woo hoo!!!! So happy for Heidi! A great person, teacher and writer ❤️ @heidihornbacher.bsky.social @pagecraft.bsky.social
Love to see @lisalueylutes.bsky.social on this with her comedy pilot Neptune about the shenanigans of an uptight woman starting life on a fish processing boat. Talk about a contained script!
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Love to see @lisalueylutes.bsky.social on this with her comedy pilot Neptune about the shenanigans of an uptight woman starting life on a fish processing boat. Talk about a contained script!
It’s a bummer that you have to read your notes/coverage and guess if it’s AI or if someone actually read your script. 😒
#screenwriting
#screenwriting
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s a bummer that you have to read your notes/coverage and guess if it’s AI or if someone actually read your script. 😒
#screenwriting
#screenwriting
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Okay, who’s writing this?
😮
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
www.focus.de
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Okay, who’s writing this?