Roman S. Koenig
@rskoenig.com
Filmmaker, writer, journalist, educator. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent those of any outlet or affiliation.
Film: mercurycinema.com/red-blooded/
Novel: rskoenig.com/black-market-news/
News: northcoastcurrent.com
Film: mercurycinema.com/red-blooded/
Novel: rskoenig.com/black-market-news/
News: northcoastcurrent.com
Excited, grateful to be in the top 2% of over 11K entries to make semifinalist at the @austinfilmfest.bsky.social Script Comp for my sci-fi feature screenplay THE REDACTED, a story of archived lives, false identities & family rebellion. #AFF2025 #AFF32 #AUSTINFILMFEST #AFF #screenwriting #scriptsky
September 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Excited, grateful to be in the top 2% of over 11K entries to make semifinalist at the @austinfilmfest.bsky.social Script Comp for my sci-fi feature screenplay THE REDACTED, a story of archived lives, false identities & family rebellion. #AFF2025 #AFF32 #AUSTINFILMFEST #AFF #screenwriting #scriptsky
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The principal at San Dieguito Academy in #Encinitas has been placed on paid administrative leave after allegedly failing to report an alleged antisemitic act immediately after the incident was caught on camera in May. #SanDiego nccurrent.com/?p=87935
Swastika at Encinitas school unreported; principal on leave
The principal at San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas has been placed on paid administrative leave after allegedly failing to report an alleged antisemitic act immediately after the incident was caught o...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The principal at San Dieguito Academy in #Encinitas has been placed on paid administrative leave after allegedly failing to report an alleged antisemitic act immediately after the incident was caught on camera in May. #SanDiego nccurrent.com/?p=87935
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AG Bondi labeled recent anti-Tesla vandalism “nothing short of domestic terrorism,” a day after several vehicles were sprayed with swastikas at an Encinitas dealership and following similar incidents elsewhere. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87384 #Encinitas #SanDiego #Tesla #news #Trump #usa #politics
Vandalism against Tesla vehicles and facilities draws DOJ interest
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi labeled recent anti-Tesla vandalism “nothing short of domestic terrorism” on March 18, a day after several of the carmaker’s vehicles were spray-painted with swastikas ...
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March 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
AG Bondi labeled recent anti-Tesla vandalism “nothing short of domestic terrorism,” a day after several vehicles were sprayed with swastikas at an Encinitas dealership and following similar incidents elsewhere. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87384 #Encinitas #SanDiego #Tesla #news #Trump #usa #politics
FYI.
Several Tesla vehicles were found marked with swastikas at the carmaker’s #Encinitas dealership early March 17, authorities reported. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87372 #Encinitas #SanDiego #Tesla #doge
Vandals spray Teslas with swastikas at Encinitas dealership
Several Tesla vehicles were found marked with swastikas at the carmaker’s Encinitas dealership early March 17, authorities reported.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
FYI.
BLACK MARKET NEWS "... A futuristic America that comes across as hauntingly relevant." — U.S. Review of Books amazon.com/Black-Market-News-Roman-Koenig-ebook/dp/B083XG3RD1/ #booksky #NowReading #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #authors #Trump #resist
Black Market News
Black Market News - Kindle edition by Koenig, Roman S.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Black Market News.
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March 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
BLACK MARKET NEWS "... A futuristic America that comes across as hauntingly relevant." — U.S. Review of Books amazon.com/Black-Market-News-Roman-Koenig-ebook/dp/B083XG3RD1/ #booksky #NowReading #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #authors #Trump #resist
"Red Blooded" is now streaming on Vimeo On Demand. Thank you for your support and for indulging my countdown this past week. With the film's launch, its cycle is complete. | #resist #trump #vance #politics | #filmsky #film #art #fiction | #sandiego |
March 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Nothing more to say about the world in which "Red Blooded" takes place. But as the film's story underscores, making things right starts at home. | #resist #trump #vance #politics | #filmsky #film #art #fiction | #sandiego |
February 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Now for the magic makers in front of the camera who brought the characters and world of "Red Blooded" to life. Thank you! 🎬 🙂 #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego
DAY 3: Countdown to the release of RED BLOODED on Vimeo On Demand. The award-winning ensemble in front of the camera. The actors who brought the film's characters and world to life. vimeo.com/ondemand/redblooded #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego @jennie0catlady.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The magic makers behind the camera who believed in my script and helped make it happen. Thank you! 🎬 🙂 #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego
DAY 4: Countdown to the release of RED BLOODED on Vimeo On Demand. Production: Roman Koenig, Jennie Olson Six, Rhianna Basore, Garrett Glassell, Rob Gironda, Cristyn Chandler, Liam Terlecki, Deja Simmons vimeo.com/ondemand/redblooded #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego @jennie0catlady.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
FYI.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
Opinion | The Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges
The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
FYI.
Thank you, @jacquelyngill.bsky.social, for sharing this.
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thank you, @jacquelyngill.bsky.social, for sharing this.
When the idea of "Red Blooded" came to me, I wanted it to be a proactive story about what could happen based on where we were headed. Sadly, we have arrived. #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego #nowplaying #education #resist
DAY 5: Countdown to the release of RED BLOODED on Vimeo On Demand. It was sort-of fiction then. It's definitely not fiction now. www.naturl.link/zR0e5a (Internet Archive free view: www.naturl.link/T6YBLt) #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego #nowplaying #education #resist
I wrote a short film in 2015 about a vitriolic school board. It no longer feels fictional.
Koenig is a local filmmaker, journalist and college educator and he lives in San Diego County. More information about his short film “Red Blooded” is available at mercurycinema.com/red-…
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February 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
When the idea of "Red Blooded" came to me, I wanted it to be a proactive story about what could happen based on where we were headed. Sadly, we have arrived. #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego #nowplaying #education #resist
My film "Red Blooded" launches March 1 on Vimeo On Demand. Check out the trailer below. With fellow producer @jennie0catlady.bsky.social. Link: vimeo.com/ondemand/redblooded #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego #movie
DAY 6: Countdown to the release of RED BLOODED on Vimeo On Demand. "This film reminds us of the profound impact of self-reflection and the importance of unity in divisive times." — Film Haus vimeo.com/ondemand/redblooded #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego @jennie0catlady.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
My film "Red Blooded" launches March 1 on Vimeo On Demand. Check out the trailer below. With fellow producer @jennie0catlady.bsky.social. Link: vimeo.com/ondemand/redblooded #filmsky #film #fiction #sandiego #movie
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Oceanside public safety events emphasize outreach, readiness. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87291 #Oceanside #SanDiego #publicsafety
Oceanside public safety events emphasize outreach, readiness
Oceanside police and fire officials are holding outreach and emergency awareness events in February and March, starting with a community forum with the police chief, the city recently announced.
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February 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
From @northcoastcurrent.com today. By freelance writer Patrick Doyle. Wildfire concerns in the Encinitas community of Olivenhain in the wake of the LA-area blazes. #Encinitas #SanDiego #LosAngeles
‘We’re all terrified’: Encinitas wildfire concern rises in wake of Los Angeles blazes. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87264 #Encinitas #SanDiego #LosAngeles #PacificPalisades #Malibu #fire #wildfire #publicsafety #california
‘We’re all terrified’: Encinitas wildfire concern rises in wake of LA blazes
The semi-rural Encinitas community of Olivenhain is on high alert for wildfires as residents fear catastrophe following the devastating fires in Los Angeles.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
From @northcoastcurrent.com today. By freelance writer Patrick Doyle. Wildfire concerns in the Encinitas community of Olivenhain in the wake of the LA-area blazes. #Encinitas #SanDiego #LosAngeles
The story for my self-published novel "Black Market News" came from a film I did in grad school. By '20, it seemed a cautionary tale. Now, it feels closer to reality, sooner than expected. #authors #fiction #writing #books #scifi #writers #writingcommunity @maddow.msnbc.com @stephruhle.bsky.social
Black Market News
Black Market News - Kindle edition by Koenig, Roman S.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Black Market News.
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February 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The story for my self-published novel "Black Market News" came from a film I did in grad school. By '20, it seemed a cautionary tale. Now, it feels closer to reality, sooner than expected. #authors #fiction #writing #books #scifi #writers #writingcommunity @maddow.msnbc.com @stephruhle.bsky.social
The late '90s to early '00s was a magic spot. Digital work was experimental, rough around the edges, but we still had a sense of stability. Thanks for sharing this.
This essay contains truth that is inconvenient for some very powerful people, but it is nevertheless true. Please read it if you have a moment, I put my heart and soul in it.
The true history of Twitter
I pulled into Amherst on a Friday night. From a payphone at the edge of the common, I called my friend, but he didn't pick up, and I realized I didn't know where he lived. The air was hot and muggy. M...
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February 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The late '90s to early '00s was a magic spot. Digital work was experimental, rough around the edges, but we still had a sense of stability. Thanks for sharing this.
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This essay contains truth that is inconvenient for some very powerful people, but it is nevertheless true. Please read it if you have a moment, I put my heart and soul in it.
The true history of Twitter
I pulled into Amherst on a Friday night. From a payphone at the edge of the common, I called my friend, but he didn't pick up, and I realized I didn't know where he lived. The air was hot and muggy. M...
jacoblehman.substack.com
April 7, 2024 at 6:12 PM
This essay contains truth that is inconvenient for some very powerful people, but it is nevertheless true. Please read it if you have a moment, I put my heart and soul in it.
My latest column: When people dig into the history of 2025 a hundred years from now, what will they find? Possibly — maybe even likely — little to nothing. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87228 #encinitas #sandiego #california #disappearinginternet #news #politics #digital #media #journalism
Citizen Koenig: A century of local history lives, but what tomorrow?
When people dig into the history of 2025 a hundred years from now, what will they find? Possibly — maybe even likely — little to nothing. For me, the timing of this question is notable as a state effo...
northcoastcurrent.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
My latest column: When people dig into the history of 2025 a hundred years from now, what will they find? Possibly — maybe even likely — little to nothing. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87228 #encinitas #sandiego #california #disappearinginternet #news #politics #digital #media #journalism
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COAST DISPATCH 1925-2025: This was the first editorial published in the Encinitas Coast Dispatch on Feb. 12, 1925. It is reproduced from the Current's archives in celebration of the newspaper's 100th anniversary. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87201 #encinitas #sandiego #history #journalism #california
Coast Dispatch 1925: Newspaper publisher extends greetings
This was the first editorial published in the Encinitas Coast Dispatch on Feb. 12, 1925, written by founding editor and publisher G.S. Breidford. It is reproduced here in full from the North Coast Cur...
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February 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
COAST DISPATCH 1925-2025: This was the first editorial published in the Encinitas Coast Dispatch on Feb. 12, 1925. It is reproduced from the Current's archives in celebration of the newspaper's 100th anniversary. northcoastcurrent.com/?p=87201 #encinitas #sandiego #history #journalism #california
Greetings everyone! I have officially joined #Bluesky. I'm a filmmaker, writer, journalist and educator based in #SanDiego. You're welcome to follow me! #filmmakers #filmmaker #moviemaking #movies #films #journalism #education mercurycinema.com/red-blooded
Mercury Cinema | Red Blooded
In the film “Red Blooded,” a school board president who has little tolerance for immigrants, students of color, and others, gets the tables turned on her when she learns that her son is a member of th...
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January 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Greetings everyone! I have officially joined #Bluesky. I'm a filmmaker, writer, journalist and educator based in #SanDiego. You're welcome to follow me! #filmmakers #filmmaker #moviemaking #movies #films #journalism #education mercurycinema.com/red-blooded