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’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.
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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.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Okay, who’s writing this?
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I’m just saying, I directed a movie for basically no money that debuted in the 90s on rotten tomatoes and got distribution with no stars attached, I did not get a single call and couldn’t even find a rep as a director. This was not the case for any of the male directors I went to AFI with.
She's absolutely right. As a producer with several films in development with female directors, I can say it is an absolute uphill battle to get execs to fund their projects. Great scripts are sitting on shelves while a generation of our most talented women sit idle.
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Kristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in film
Kristen Stewart declares "state of emergency" over gender inequality in film
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I’m just saying, I directed a movie for basically no money that debuted in the 90s on rotten tomatoes and got distribution with no stars attached, I did not get a single call and couldn’t even find a rep as a director. This was not the case for any of the male directors I went to AFI with.
Starting season 4 and no one else can be #TheWitcher but Henry Cavill
a man with gray hair says you 're right in front of a netflix logo
ALT: a man with gray hair says you 're right in front of a netflix logo
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Starting season 4 and no one else can be #TheWitcher but Henry Cavill
Love to see Insatious by @leahfromsd.bsky.social on the top 5 of The Dead list!
@ashlazer.bsky.social
If you haven’t got around to reading her bizarre romcom Headless Over Heels - starring a human head - hit her up 🤣
@ashlazer.bsky.social
If you haven’t got around to reading her bizarre romcom Headless Over Heels - starring a human head - hit her up 🤣
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Love to see Insatious by @leahfromsd.bsky.social on the top 5 of The Dead list!
@ashlazer.bsky.social
If you haven’t got around to reading her bizarre romcom Headless Over Heels - starring a human head - hit her up 🤣
@ashlazer.bsky.social
If you haven’t got around to reading her bizarre romcom Headless Over Heels - starring a human head - hit her up 🤣
For @networkisa.bsky.social members, your quarterly fee waiver should be in your inbox. If not, reach out to them.
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For @networkisa.bsky.social members, your quarterly fee waiver should be in your inbox. If not, reach out to them.
Bittersweet but great to have my short film get some love
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bittersweet but great to have my short film get some love