Phoenix Black
@phoenixblack
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.
I just got a message from one of Mum’s young friends who viewed her as a mother figure. Now I have to tell him she died in December 😮💨
The Black List evaluation of BLOOD DRIVE is in! Happy that the reader gelled with the script. #screenwriting
Looking forward to another script from the twisted mind of Leah! @leahfromsd.bsky.social
Thanks @stage32.bsky.social for putting FATHER TRINITY through for the “highly subversive features” OWA. Hoping it hits the mark 🤞🏼
Asked a director I met at a film festival and followed on socials if she’d attach to my proposal for a series. Yes! Sent her the pitch video and she asked if I’d consider it being a play 🙌🏽
What horror movie image still haunts you? To this day I won’t sleep with a window open. #salemslot
NEW YORK and Edinburgh: I haven’t laughed this hard at a show *ever*. Performed completely naked, this is a MUST SEE and sure to sell out. Just don’t sit in the first row! 😆
Inspired by Guy I’m going to try querying managers and producers connected to Gemma Chan. Always had her in mind for Blood Drive - the perfect blend of fragility and strength 🤞🏼 @guycrawford.bsky.social
Thanks @stage32.bsky.social! BLOOD DRIVE When an abused single mom marries a small town doctor, she uncovers a ring of vampires embedded in his pediatric unit - and within her new family - forcing her to become the monster-hunter her past prepared her to be. THE INVISIBLE MAN meets GET OUT.
Done! Submitted through the Writers Guild Foundation: 'Scripts are reviewed for the strength of the writing not for commercial potential or industry trends.... for meaning and magic.' Thought that was a better bet for me. I don't know what the count is at now. #FatherTrinity
Pleased to see the professional feedback on Blood Drive shows it hits. Calling NEON A24 Blumhouse - This is a script for your audience! @neon-rated.bsky.social @a24movies.bsky.social @blumhouse.com
Feedback on My Son Is A Dragon pitch. 'No doubt you're going to find a way to get it made at some point.' - Hope he's right!
For those waiting for QF results from Golden Script comp, they’ve been pushed from 20 June to 15 July. Pass it on 🗣️ @thegoldenscript.bsky.social
For #firstpagefriday here is BLOOD DRIVE: When an abused single mom marries a small town doctor, she uncovers a ring of vampires embedded in his pediatric unit - and within her new family - forcing her to become the monster-hunter her past prepared her to be. #screenwriting
My Son Is A Dragon a Quarter Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Family and Holiday Competition! Congrats to all the finalists and for those who didn’t make it, remember that not placing means your great script didn’t find the right reader - yet. @networkisa.bsky.social
My Son Is A Dragon now in consideration for a gig through ISA (family friendly feature for streaming)🥳 When a chaotic, grieving writer fosters a boy convinced he’s a dragon, they must embrace each other's imaginary worlds to heal and form a family - with her movie star muse.
Appalling! Even if not contractually obligated, shouldn’t decency be factored into filmmaking? #Obsession
My Sydney Film Festival schedule is locked in! Hoping All of a Sudden and Mockbuster get some additional screenings. #SydneyFilmFestival
Seeing 20 films in 11 days #1 Cycle of Love For the romantic and jaded at heart, a remarkable true love story. Will they end up together? I travelled the hippie trail in a VW Kombivan with my adventurous parents. Completely captured the vibe. #CycleofLove #SydneyFilmFestival
Reluctantly subbed out Keanu Reeves for Ryan Pascal Reeves as the muse. Gives execs an impression without feeling locked in to a lead. MY SON IS A DRAGON got its first consideration @networkisa.bsky.social
So pleased BLOOD DRIVE made the QFs! Logline: When an abused single mom marries a small town doctor, she uncovers a ring of vampires embedded in his pediatric unit - and within her new family - forcing her to become the monster-hunter her past prepared her to be #screenwriting @stage32.bsky.social
Honoured that 3 scripts made the QFs of Outstanding Screenplays: FATHER TRINITY (Mulholland Drive x Magnolia), BLOOD DRIVE (The Invisible Man x The Lost Boys), FIRE KINGS (Point Break x The Hurt Locker on motorcycles). #screenwriting
Saw Devil Wears Prada 2 this week. Good fun. Tonight is Obsession. Hope it lives up to the hype because the hype is mad!