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
I needed this ❤️ @kattmenny.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I needed this ❤️ @kattmenny.bsky.social
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How do you think we would feel if some other country came over here and while committing an illegal military action, kidnapped the President and First Lady of the United States and…hmm…uh…oh…never mind.
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
How do you think we would feel if some other country came over here and while committing an illegal military action, kidnapped the President and First Lady of the United States and…hmm…uh…oh…never mind.
Introduce yourself as something that almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a bronze whaler shark that circled me whilst I was snorkelling forcing me onto coral where I cut myself and bled into the water. (Welcome yo Australia)
Hi, I’m a bronze whaler shark that circled me whilst I was snorkelling forcing me onto coral where I cut myself and bled into the water. (Welcome yo Australia)
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello, I’m a coconut thrown from a 5th story balcony by some kids in Cuba that brushed past a forehead by mm and cracked the concrete on the ground when it landed
Hello, I’m a coconut thrown from a 5th story balcony by some kids in Cuba that brushed past a forehead by mm and cracked the concrete on the ground when it landed
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello… My name is Getting run over by a Car.
Hello… My name is Getting run over by a Car.
January 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Introduce yourself as something that almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a bronze whaler shark that circled me whilst I was snorkelling forcing me onto coral where I cut myself and bled into the water. (Welcome yo Australia)
Hi, I’m a bronze whaler shark that circled me whilst I was snorkelling forcing me onto coral where I cut myself and bled into the water. (Welcome yo Australia)
More pre funeral frustration. Most of the fabulous albums of my mum and dad in London in their 20s are gone! Does my sister have them or not?
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
More pre funeral frustration. Most of the fabulous albums of my mum and dad in London in their 20s are gone! Does my sister have them or not?
Shoutout to Matt Kenny for reading BLOOD DRIVE and providing actionable notes with keen insight. A good reader is a blessing. ♥️ @kattmenny.bsky.social n
January 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Shoutout to Matt Kenny for reading BLOOD DRIVE and providing actionable notes with keen insight. A good reader is a blessing. ♥️ @kattmenny.bsky.social n
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A crowd and critic favorite! There's nothing like this out there - period.
KEANU REEVES IS MY MUSE, MY SON IS A DRAGON When a chaotic, grieving writer fosters a boy convinced he’s a dragon, the two must navigate loss, imagination, and identity to forge an unexpected family - with Keanu Reeves. Based on a true story.
#screenpit #Fa #Fy #CWin #Fea
#screenpit #Fa #Fy #CWin #Fea
December 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A crowd and critic favorite! There's nothing like this out there - period.
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I sobbed like a baby. She made fetch happen with this one. Keanu would be a fool not to do it.
KEANU REEVES IS MY MUSE, MY SON IS A DRAGON When a chaotic, grieving writer fosters a boy convinced he’s a dragon, the two must navigate loss, imagination, and identity to forge an unexpected family - with Keanu Reeves. Based on a true story.
#screenpit #Fa #Fy #CWin #Fea
#screenpit #Fa #Fy #CWin #Fea
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I sobbed like a baby. She made fetch happen with this one. Keanu would be a fool not to do it.
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Action movies aren't usually my thing, but I remember sobbing my face off after reading this because it was just so heartbreakingly beautiful.
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Action movies aren't usually my thing, but I remember sobbing my face off after reading this because it was just so heartbreakingly beautiful.
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I'm a broken record with this one.. but here I go.. this script and amazing writer needs the cerebral taste of #Canadian #producers.
Phoenix is a complicated writer in all the best ways!
Phoenix is a complicated writer in all the best ways!
FATHER TRINITY: 3 intertwining stories of masculinity, guilt & obsession set on a martial arts horror TV show. MAGNOLIA meets MULHOLLAND DRIVE
#screenpit #Dr #CFin #Fea #hudsonwilliams
#screenpit #Dr #CFin #Fea #hudsonwilliams
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'm a broken record with this one.. but here I go.. this script and amazing writer needs the cerebral taste of #Canadian #producers.
Phoenix is a complicated writer in all the best ways!
Phoenix is a complicated writer in all the best ways!
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This script lives in my head and I think about it constantly.
Creepy, weird, and fun.
Creepy, weird, and fun.
BLOOD DRIVE When a traumatised single mom marries a small town paediatrician, her creeping anxiety turns to horror when she uncovers a ring of vampires preying on his patients - including her hemophiliac daughter. THE LOST BOYS meets THE STEPFATHER #screenpit #Ho #Fea #CFin
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This script lives in my head and I think about it constantly.
Creepy, weird, and fun.
Creepy, weird, and fun.
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One time she put on her poster 'I cried 4 times' - Lisa Lutes. This is probably the most beautiful, well crafted script I've ever read. It reminds me of the style of Michael Ondaatje. It must be the Sri Lanken storytelling style.
FATHER TRINITY: 3 intertwining stories of masculinity, guilt & obsession set on a martial arts horror TV show. MAGNOLIA meets MULHOLLAND DRIVE
#screenpit #Dr #CFin #Fea #hudsonwilliams
#screenpit #Dr #CFin #Fea #hudsonwilliams
December 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
One time she put on her poster 'I cried 4 times' - Lisa Lutes. This is probably the most beautiful, well crafted script I've ever read. It reminds me of the style of Michael Ondaatje. It must be the Sri Lanken storytelling style.
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I always remember this script as a fascinating puzzle dream.
FATHER TRINITY: 3 intertwining stories of masculinity, guilt & obsession set on a martial arts horror TV show. MAGNOLIA meets MULHOLLAND DRIVE
#screenpit #Dr #CFin #Fea #hudsonwilliams
#screenpit #Dr #CFin #Fea #hudsonwilliams
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I always remember this script as a fascinating puzzle dream.
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This script is a delight - moving and funny by turns, with gut-churning depths.
KEANU REEVES IS MY MUSE, MY SON IS A DRAGON When a chaotic, grieving writer fosters a boy convinced he’s a dragon, the two must navigate loss, imagination, and identity to forge an unexpected family - with Keanu Reeves. Based on a true story.
#screenpit #Fa #Fy #CWin #Fea
#screenpit #Fa #Fy #CWin #Fea
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This script is a delight - moving and funny by turns, with gut-churning depths.
Recommendations: books on how to write a musical. #screenwriting #musical
a group of men are standing in a circle on a stage .
ALT: a group of men are standing in a circle on a stage .
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January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Recommendations: books on how to write a musical. #screenwriting #musical
I never thought I’d be scared and cheering for a romantic lead that’s a head. From the twisted mind of @leahfromsd.bsky.social It’s the romcom you didn’t know you needed 🤣
A woman unlucky in love gets a second chance with her HS crush after a botched love spell accidentally summons his animated severed head on her doorstep.
Now she must find his missing body and the courage to tell him how she feels before she's arrested as a murder suspect.
#RoCo #Fea #ScreenPit
Now she must find his missing body and the courage to tell him how she feels before she's arrested as a murder suspect.
#RoCo #Fea #ScreenPit
December 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I never thought I’d be scared and cheering for a romantic lead that’s a head. From the twisted mind of @leahfromsd.bsky.social It’s the romcom you didn’t know you needed 🤣
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PAAN
When their Colony ship is attacked by a space-faring pirate race called the Huuk, teen colonist Pete, his sister Wendy, and a ragtag group of kids, must stop the aliens and save humanity
This ain't no fairytale
#Dr #Fa #Ac #Ad #SFi #Fea #Div #40Up #4Q #YA #PG #Screenpit
When their Colony ship is attacked by a space-faring pirate race called the Huuk, teen colonist Pete, his sister Wendy, and a ragtag group of kids, must stop the aliens and save humanity
This ain't no fairytale
#Dr #Fa #Ac #Ad #SFi #Fea #Div #40Up #4Q #YA #PG #Screenpit
December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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To avoid going to a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.
Austin Film Festival Finalist 2025
#screenpit
Austin Film Festival Finalist 2025
#screenpit
December 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
To avoid going to a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family, and themselves.
Austin Film Festival Finalist 2025
#screenpit
Austin Film Festival Finalist 2025
#screenpit
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A HS football star recovering from a TBI and his video store coworker (and crush) discover a conspiracy to infect a remote Minnesota town with a sentient slimemold that turns people into a single, murderous hive mind. Can they destroy it before they start hearing the voices too? #Ho #LiSe #ScreenPit
December 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A HS football star recovering from a TBI and his video store coworker (and crush) discover a conspiracy to infect a remote Minnesota town with a sentient slimemold that turns people into a single, murderous hive mind. Can they destroy it before they start hearing the voices too? #Ho #LiSe #ScreenPit
Read before therapy. A fantastic read that taps right into the zeitgeist. #screenpit @leahfromsd.bsky.social
LAST LAUGH
A woman placed in a high-tech prison where users can pay to tandem into prisoner's bodies for free rein must escape and exact revenge on her sister’s murderer: a powerful alt-right celebrity now in full control of her body for the duration of her sentence. #Th #Fea #ScreenPit
A woman placed in a high-tech prison where users can pay to tandem into prisoner's bodies for free rein must escape and exact revenge on her sister’s murderer: a powerful alt-right celebrity now in full control of her body for the duration of her sentence. #Th #Fea #ScreenPit
December 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Read before therapy. A fantastic read that taps right into the zeitgeist. #screenpit @leahfromsd.bsky.social
A great short with fantastic screen potential. Lots of nibbles but producers should get before it’s gone. #screenpit
December 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A great short with fantastic screen potential. Lots of nibbles but producers should get before it’s gone. #screenpit
Sorry guys. I usually repost my peeps with gusto on #screenpit but funeral planning last day of year. Strangely my family fantasy Keanu Reeves Is My Muse My Son Is A Dragon (based on our true story of fostering a boy who thinks he’s a dragon) ends with grandma’s funeral. A happy ending.
December 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sorry guys. I usually repost my peeps with gusto on #screenpit but funeral planning last day of year. Strangely my family fantasy Keanu Reeves Is My Muse My Son Is A Dragon (based on our true story of fostering a boy who thinks he’s a dragon) ends with grandma’s funeral. A happy ending.
A contained comedy at sea with Lisa’s signature brand of comedy @lisalueylutes.bsky.social #screenpit
Opulence: A group of popular travel vloggers fight for the most views when they all embark on the inaugural sailing of the largest cruise ship in the world.
Best in Show x Poop Cruise
#Screenpit #Co #Fea #Lbu #scriptsky #filmsky
Best in Show x Poop Cruise
#Screenpit #Co #Fea #Lbu #scriptsky #filmsky
December 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A contained comedy at sea with Lisa’s signature brand of comedy @lisalueylutes.bsky.social #screenpit
This was a rollicking good time. After their favourite Xena-the warrior-Princess-type show is cancelled, lesbian superfans struggle to remake it. It’s a feature but could easily be a series. #screenpit @lisalueylutes.bsky.social
Save the Amazon: When a streamer cancels their favorite TV show, a group of superfans struggle to film it themselves. Be Kind Rewind x Xena Warrior Princess #Screenpit #Co #Fea #LBu #scriptsky #filmsky
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This was a rollicking good time. After their favourite Xena-the warrior-Princess-type show is cancelled, lesbian superfans struggle to remake it. It’s a feature but could easily be a series. #screenpit @lisalueylutes.bsky.social
This is the show we need now. A TV series about a neurodivergent family (Young Sheldon X The Middle) told from lived experience. #screenpit
Welcome to Holland: The Holland family navigates life in a household where every member is neurodivergent. Young Sheldon x The Middle #Screenpit #Co #Pi #4Q #LBu #scriptsky #filmsky
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is the show we need now. A TV series about a neurodivergent family (Young Sheldon X The Middle) told from lived experience. #screenpit
Another banger from the high concept queen @LisaLueyLutes If you’ve ever got lost or had your relationship tested in IKEA, this is for you! A unique dramedy take on relationship introspection. #screenpit
Showroom: Trapped in an IKEA showroom of their past, a couple must navigate years of built up resentment to survive the adjustment of an empty nest. Eternal Sunshine x IKEA #Screenpit #Co #Fea #LBu #scriptsky #filmsky
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Another banger from the high concept queen @LisaLueyLutes If you’ve ever got lost or had your relationship tested in IKEA, this is for you! A unique dramedy take on relationship introspection. #screenpit