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As a fan of the time travel films like BACK TO THE FUTURE and astronaut dramas, I didn't see a lot of Black people on my screen. Definitely not as the lead.
So, I decided to write one.
Here's the trailer for our Black boy sci-fi thriller THE BOY WHO PROMISED THE MOON
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We don't talk about Mae Jemison enough.
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In the words of Issa Rae, "I just wanna fast forward to the part of my life where everyhting is ok"
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I don't trust any Black person who wants to be the only Black person in the room.
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Let the record reflect that Black women owned television in 2020.
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The scene at the end of Set It Off where Stoney is in the motel after her friends died gets at me every time. This movie did not get the credit it deserves. F. Gary Gray did his thing and deserves his flowers.
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Viola Davis' portrayal of Annalise is one of the greatest in the history of television
And Annalise Keating herself one of the greatest characters in the history of television, up there with Breaking Bad's Walter White.
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Y'all are having a discussion about range and left out Andre Holland?
This man is walking masterclass of range.
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I don't think there are many male actors that can go toe-to-toe in a scene with an actresss as powerful as Nicole Beharie.
But if you just hear me out...
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Taylor Sheridan gets a private plane, yet Shonda Rhimes doesn't get an extra ticket for Disneyland.
After HBO, Netflix, FX, & everyone else passed on YELLOWSTONE, Taylor Sheridan refused to fly to LA to pitch his show to Paramount. They had to fly him out on a private jet. He told them he wouldn't accept notes nor turn in outlines. They ordered it to series anyway.
Legend.
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Just a reminder that both Kim FIelds and Erika ALexander deserved multiple Emmy nods for their roles on Living Single. Their comedic timing was everything. The cast of Friends could never.
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Did anyone here leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus when they were a child?
I'm asking for script research purposes
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MORE DARK SKINNED BLACK WOMEN AND MEN AS THE LEAD IN SCI-FI.
BOTH TV AND FILM.
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I love the cool and chilling blue cinematography of the first Terminator movie.
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I'm a Black screenwriter who writes emotionally resonant, grounded, Amblin-esque sci-fi where Black kids ร adults come in contact with extraordinary beings or circumstances. Influenced by Octavia Butler, Spielberg + Stephen King.
Seeking mentorship from a seasoned writer.
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I'll just say this.
I'm not paying $125 to hear yes or no from a screenwriting contest.
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I should have waited till the 2nd or 3rd draft to post this lol. What did I unleash!? lol.๐ฅด
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell should have had the career trajectory of Jodie Foster and Natalie Portman. But, racism in Hollywood
Jurnee Smollett-Bell: The Queen of Black Period Pieces
as Eve Batiste in Eveโs Bayou (1997)
as Samantha Booke in The Great Debaters (2007)
as Rosalee in Underground (TV Series 2016 - 2017)
as Letitia Dandridge in
#LovecraftCountry
(TV Series 2020 - )
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The pilot for
#LovecraftCountry
was written by
@MishaGreen
, whose also the creator and executive producer. She was also the creative force behind Underground.
GIVE. MISHA. HER. FLOWERS. ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
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FYI... This is something I intend to direct. Me and only me.
Manifesting.
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The main blueprint for all the pop girls.
YES, ALL OF THEM.
On this day in 1993, Janet Jackson's "That's the Way Love Goes" reached
#1
on the Hot 100.
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We don't thalk about Whitney Houstonn as a film producer enough.
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Keep the same energy you had for Black writers and creatives that you had in June.
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@thetzechun
I'm a Black screenwriter- producer who writers emotionally grounded, Amblin-esque sci-fi dramas where Black people come into contact with extraordinary beings and circumstances. Looking to be a Staff Writer or WA.
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Putting myself out there, if you need a PA or Script Supervisor, I'm your guy. Hire me!!
@thetzechun
I'm a Black screenwriter- producer who writers emotionally grounded, Amblin-esque sci-fi dramas where Black people come into contact with extraordinary beings and circumstances. Looking to be a Staff Writer or WA.
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I'll be a major showrunner. I will be an A-list writer-producer-director & get a first look-deal from a major network. I'll win at least one Oscar. I will change the game. I will be a major showrunner. I will be an A-list writer-producer-director. I'm manifesting. It will happen.
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SHE WAS DISRRSPECTFUL FOR THIS.
Nobody is releasing these amoumt of singles with vodeos anymore.
#JanetJacksonDoc
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I'm gonna be the first Black person to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Claiming it.
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@MigiSchmigi
Thereโs
@jujuwebseries
on YouTube. Whole first season is on there and isnโt a slave story. Itโs about 3 millennial black witches in Brooklyn. Think
#Charmed
meets
#Insecure
. Thereโs a campaign to help fund a season two on
@seedandspark
. Get into it!
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Nickelodeon was all kinds of disre-damn-spectful for canceling this show after two seasons, all because they thought it only appealed to just girls, in spite of HIGH RATINGS.
Happy 20th anniversary to Taina. One of those shows that was years ahead of the game when it came to diversity and inclusion.
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Dear
@Marvel
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Can we talk about Blade real quick? After watching 'A Suicide By Sunlight'
@NotNikyatu
would direct TF outta Mahershala Ali in the Blade reboot. THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN!!!
#NikyatuforBlade
#Nikyatu4Blade
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WE ARE WRAPPED SHOOTING.
#TheBoyWhoPromisedTheMoon
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We don't talk about Niecy Nash's transition from comedy to drama enough on here.
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We just wrapped my first thing as a director today.
WE ARE WRAPPED SHOOTING.
#TheBoyWhoPromisedTheMoon
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FYI - The whole point of feedback is to give notes on how to enhance someone's story. Not to change the story into your own version
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I WILL BE A MAJOR FILMMAKER
I WILL BE A MAJOR FILMMAKER
I WILL BE A MAJOR FILMMAKER
I WILL BE A MAJOR FILMMAKER
I WILL BE A SHOWRUNNER
I WILL BE A SHOWRUNNER
I WILL BE A SHOWRUNNER
ALL OF MY WORK WILL PAY OFF
IT WILL MANIFEST INTO REALITY
IN DUE TIME.
SOONER THAN LATER. ๐๐พ
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I'M SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!!
Thank you
@blackboywrites
Thank you
@Stage32
#blackboywrites
#blackgirlwrites
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There are plenty of up and coming Black filmmakers writing plenty of scripts for Black actors and actresses.
For the major Black stars who complain there aren't enough interesting leading roles, I've got news for you.
We're writing them. You're just not looking hard enough.
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Emmett Till's accuser should be in jail.
And no, I don't care that she's 80 years old.
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My script was read in front of Best Picture Oscar winning filmmakers last night. They loved it and we went for dinner afterwards. Gratefulโจ
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The Boy Who Promised The Moon
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When I said I didn't come to play in 2022, I was serious.
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What if the first person to walk on the Moon was Black?
I wrote a sci-fi story about a Black gay time traveller who rewrites a family legacy and falls in love with another Black time traveller. Set against the backdrop of NASA.
#TheBoyWhoPromisedTheMoon
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When your mind is overflowing with various story ideas for features and TV , so you have to buy notebooks to keep track of each idea.
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@britttbanks
Don't get me started. I have a lot to say on its cancellation. There was no excuse.
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I always felt the Terminator movies lost steam when they strayed away from the tale of Sarah Connor. It was Sarah's story.
The same way Halloween was Laurie's story. And Aliens as Ripley's story.
It wasn't about the monsters
It was about the women who conquered them.
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The way she understood the assignment and did the extra credit assignments.
Big valedictorian energy.
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The teaser trailer for our Black boy sci-fi thriller THE BOY WHO PROMISED THE MOON will premiere on Thursday, May 9th at 12PM EST.
Can't wait to share the fantastic work of our cast and crew.
Thank you to everyone who helped bring this to life.
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This is something I will direct and produce.
And it will become an uber-successful and timeless classic.
Manifesting. Claiming it. Folded handsFolded handsFolded hands
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"Are you sure the lead character needs to be Black?"
Me:
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No seriously, what is screenwriter Twitter doing for Black writers on Juneteenth!?!
Are y'all gonna keep the same energy for Black screenwriters in Juneteenth like y'all did last here?
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@curiousjamesp
@LovecraftHBO
@JordanPeele
@jjabrams
You forgot to tag
@MishaGreen
who wrote the telvision pilot and executive producer and developed the concept for the series.
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Black kids being kids.
Black astronauts exploring new frontiers.
Black time travelers having fun.
I'm conjuring it all.
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IT'S YOUR BOY'S BIRTHDAY.๐
So here's the EDITOR'S CUT of my proof of concept promo trailer for my TV pilot THE BOY WHO PROMISED THE MOON. ๐บ
Because Black boys should always see themselves as leads in the sci-fi genre.
RETWEET. RESHARE. LIKE AND COMMENT.
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Y'all do know sundown towns still exist right!?
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I should have waited till the 2nd or 3rd draft to post this lol. ๐ฅด๐ฅด
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Their Emmys better be shined and ready come September.
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Remember the Black guy on your TL who's always talking about Amblin-esque sci-fi and time travel?
He turns 28 today and you'll seeing him takeover the film world and your TV screens without warning for years on end.
MARK MY WORDS.
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More Black films where Black kids get to be kids.
That's the goal
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This is gonna make over $300 million in its domestic opening weekend. Claiming it.
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Another Black actress who is brilliant, underused, slept on and criminally underrated.
A masterclass.
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If you have not seen
@MJtheMusical
please remedy that. It's the best show on Broadway. Not only a great musical, but an excellent character study on Michael Jackson. Myles Frost gives the best Broadway performance this year.
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My friends and I are the next generation of writers directors, disrupts and Hollywood game changers.
Put that on everything.
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Hey fellow creatives!!
I'm a director, writer and producer for a Black fantasy web series inspired by Alice In Wonderland and we're currently casting for actors. It would mean the world if you can spread the word. Please support Black creatives.
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As someone who is a self confessed astronomy and space nerd, I love stories like Interstellar and First Man. However, I didn't see a lot of stories with Black people in sci-fi, or as astronauts.
So I made one. ๐๐พ
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WE ARE WRAPPED SHOOTING.
#TheBoyWhoPromisedTheMoon
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Imagine the type of movies we could have if Black filmmakers had Christopher Nolan-James Cameron-Spielberg-sized budgets...
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Black Screenwriter Twitter Community Meeting:
Which one of us is writing the script that will nab Nicole Beharie her Best Actress Oscar?
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The only white VERZUZ I will accept.
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Since we're here.
I'm a Black screenwriter + filmmaker who creates emotionally grounded Amblin-esque sci-fi where Black people come in contact with the extraordinary.
Currently in development:
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Who is ready for a Black boy sci-fi story with astronauts and time travel?
The Boy Who Promised The Moon
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Judging something based on if it fits solely into a "Black joy vs Black trauma " box is reductive and means you don't know how to decipher a good story. Period
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WHAT IF THE FIRST PERSON TO WALK ON THE MOON WAS A BLACK MAN?
WHAT GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND WOULD IT BE?
Here's the teaser trailer for
#TheBoyWhoPromisedTheMoon
Written and directed by me.
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Can we please bring back the automat?
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This Sat at 5pm I'm hosting a Zoom meetup: a safe space and escape for fellow Black scifi writers.
If you're an up and coming Black scifi writer, let's discuss projects were working on, favorite pieces of scifi, ways to support one another and tired genre. DM for more info.
I would love to have a Zoom session with other up and coming Black sci-fi writers. Just to discuss projects, favorite pieces of sci-fi, tired genre tropes, and passion for the genre.
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Putting myself out there again!
- 6 years exp as a News Writer; bylines to show.
- Administrative / front desk / clerical experience
- Experience as a Script Supervisor, PA, Location Assistant and Producer.
If you need Writer's Assistant, Researcher or any of the above. HIRE ME!
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Honestly, Island Records fulbled the bag with Discipline.
Feedback
Luv
So Much Betta
Rock Wit U
!There was no excuse for that album to flop.
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