I am David Byrne
@iamdavidbyrne.bsky.social
Writer. Producer. Director. Creator. 18 years crafting stories at TCM. Here for collaboration, connection, and celebrating the magic of movies.
Another TCM Classic Cruise in the books.
Film legends entertaining passionate film lovers while sailing through dreamlike seascapes. And, as always, it’s my TCM family pouring everything they have into making it one helluva trip full of laughter, magic, and endless memories. #tcmclassiccruise
Film legends entertaining passionate film lovers while sailing through dreamlike seascapes. And, as always, it’s my TCM family pouring everything they have into making it one helluva trip full of laughter, magic, and endless memories. #tcmclassiccruise
October 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Another TCM Classic Cruise in the books.
Film legends entertaining passionate film lovers while sailing through dreamlike seascapes. And, as always, it’s my TCM family pouring everything they have into making it one helluva trip full of laughter, magic, and endless memories. #tcmclassiccruise
Film legends entertaining passionate film lovers while sailing through dreamlike seascapes. And, as always, it’s my TCM family pouring everything they have into making it one helluva trip full of laughter, magic, and endless memories. #tcmclassiccruise
Writing sprint while I wait for my dentist appt. Parked at the intersection of some known hauntings: the ghost in the shop window, next to the old funeral parlor, the founder’s cemetery, the pacing Civil War soldier, near where the girl drowned in the well… prime horror WIP real estate. #scriptsky
September 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Writing sprint while I wait for my dentist appt. Parked at the intersection of some known hauntings: the ghost in the shop window, next to the old funeral parlor, the founder’s cemetery, the pacing Civil War soldier, near where the girl drowned in the well… prime horror WIP real estate. #scriptsky
Celebrating the six year anniversary of the time the Universe screamed at me like I was in Field of Dreams.
And on this sixth anniversary, I actually received some good news that was another step forward for a big project… which cosmically puts all of this into a wonderful place. #scriptsky
And on this sixth anniversary, I actually received some good news that was another step forward for a big project… which cosmically puts all of this into a wonderful place. #scriptsky
August 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Celebrating the six year anniversary of the time the Universe screamed at me like I was in Field of Dreams.
And on this sixth anniversary, I actually received some good news that was another step forward for a big project… which cosmically puts all of this into a wonderful place. #scriptsky
And on this sixth anniversary, I actually received some good news that was another step forward for a big project… which cosmically puts all of this into a wonderful place. #scriptsky
First page from my F it script. Went through my idea journal and looked for the biggest, boldest, brashest story.
Something where I can write like I’m leading a punk rock rebellion with every scene.
Swinging for the fences with this one.
#scriptsky #firstpagefriday
Something where I can write like I’m leading a punk rock rebellion with every scene.
Swinging for the fences with this one.
#scriptsky #firstpagefriday
July 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
First page from my F it script. Went through my idea journal and looked for the biggest, boldest, brashest story.
Something where I can write like I’m leading a punk rock rebellion with every scene.
Swinging for the fences with this one.
#scriptsky #firstpagefriday
Something where I can write like I’m leading a punk rock rebellion with every scene.
Swinging for the fences with this one.
#scriptsky #firstpagefriday
You can’t out-swim your past, but you can bite back.
🦈 THE BULL SHARK 🦈
In a decaying coastal town, an aging enforcer seeking redemption is hunted by a mysterious sheriff and forced to confront the deadly legacy he's desperate to bury.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
🦈 THE BULL SHARK 🦈
In a decaying coastal town, an aging enforcer seeking redemption is hunted by a mysterious sheriff and forced to confront the deadly legacy he's desperate to bury.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
June 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
You can’t out-swim your past, but you can bite back.
🦈 THE BULL SHARK 🦈
In a decaying coastal town, an aging enforcer seeking redemption is hunted by a mysterious sheriff and forced to confront the deadly legacy he's desperate to bury.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
🦈 THE BULL SHARK 🦈
In a decaying coastal town, an aging enforcer seeking redemption is hunted by a mysterious sheriff and forced to confront the deadly legacy he's desperate to bury.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
Before they grow up, they’ll have to believe one last time.
✨SURRENDER THE STARS✨
When his grandfather falls ill, a thirteen-year-old leads his friends on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star hidden deep in their rival's territory.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
✨SURRENDER THE STARS✨
When his grandfather falls ill, a thirteen-year-old leads his friends on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star hidden deep in their rival's territory.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
June 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Before they grow up, they’ll have to believe one last time.
✨SURRENDER THE STARS✨
When his grandfather falls ill, a thirteen-year-old leads his friends on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star hidden deep in their rival's territory.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
✨SURRENDER THE STARS✨
When his grandfather falls ill, a thirteen-year-old leads his friends on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star hidden deep in their rival's territory.
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
Think your family has drama???
Emma just found out hers is entirely fictional.
✨PALACE✨
To save her father's crumbling theater, a journalist must enter a forgotten film world and confront a villain determined to erase her from the story.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
Emma just found out hers is entirely fictional.
✨PALACE✨
To save her father's crumbling theater, a journalist must enter a forgotten film world and confront a villain determined to erase her from the story.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
June 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Think your family has drama???
Emma just found out hers is entirely fictional.
✨PALACE✨
To save her father's crumbling theater, a journalist must enter a forgotten film world and confront a villain determined to erase her from the story.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
Emma just found out hers is entirely fictional.
✨PALACE✨
To save her father's crumbling theater, a journalist must enter a forgotten film world and confront a villain determined to erase her from the story.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
The end of the world begins with a countdown.
One remote cabin.
One broken family.
One secret too dangerous to stay buried.
And time is about to...
EXPIRE
The Shining meets The Road
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
One remote cabin.
One broken family.
One secret too dangerous to stay buried.
And time is about to...
EXPIRE
The Shining meets The Road
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
June 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The end of the world begins with a countdown.
One remote cabin.
One broken family.
One secret too dangerous to stay buried.
And time is about to...
EXPIRE
The Shining meets The Road
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
One remote cabin.
One broken family.
One secret too dangerous to stay buried.
And time is about to...
EXPIRE
The Shining meets The Road
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
An entire life wasted on violence.
Now an aging enforcer seeks redemption when a mysterious sheriff targets a dangerous drug syndicate.
He’ll be forced to confront his past and fight for a shot at forgiveness.
The Bull Shark
Unforgiven meets Hell or High Water
#screenpit #scriptsky #fea
Now an aging enforcer seeks redemption when a mysterious sheriff targets a dangerous drug syndicate.
He’ll be forced to confront his past and fight for a shot at forgiveness.
The Bull Shark
Unforgiven meets Hell or High Water
#screenpit #scriptsky #fea
June 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
An entire life wasted on violence.
Now an aging enforcer seeks redemption when a mysterious sheriff targets a dangerous drug syndicate.
He’ll be forced to confront his past and fight for a shot at forgiveness.
The Bull Shark
Unforgiven meets Hell or High Water
#screenpit #scriptsky #fea
Now an aging enforcer seeks redemption when a mysterious sheriff targets a dangerous drug syndicate.
He’ll be forced to confront his past and fight for a shot at forgiveness.
The Bull Shark
Unforgiven meets Hell or High Water
#screenpit #scriptsky #fea
A boy. A falling star. A promise.
To save his dying grandfather, a 13-year old and his friends brave the wild woods… and their rival gang… for one last summer adventure that might be their greatest.
Surrender the Stars
Stand By Me meets Lord of the Flies
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
To save his dying grandfather, a 13-year old and his friends brave the wild woods… and their rival gang… for one last summer adventure that might be their greatest.
Surrender the Stars
Stand By Me meets Lord of the Flies
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
June 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A boy. A falling star. A promise.
To save his dying grandfather, a 13-year old and his friends brave the wild woods… and their rival gang… for one last summer adventure that might be their greatest.
Surrender the Stars
Stand By Me meets Lord of the Flies
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
To save his dying grandfather, a 13-year old and his friends brave the wild woods… and their rival gang… for one last summer adventure that might be their greatest.
Surrender the Stars
Stand By Me meets Lord of the Flies
#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea
When a skeptical journalist is pulled into a hidden world where classic films come alive, she must embrace movie magic to defeat a vengeful screen siren… and save her father’s crumbling theater.
Palace
La La Land meets Cinema Paradiso
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
Palace
La La Land meets Cinema Paradiso
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When a skeptical journalist is pulled into a hidden world where classic films come alive, she must embrace movie magic to defeat a vengeful screen siren… and save her father’s crumbling theater.
Palace
La La Land meets Cinema Paradiso
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
Palace
La La Land meets Cinema Paradiso
#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea
A mysterious global countdown hijacks every TV.
Phones go dead.
Internet vanishes.
A fractured family hides in a mountain cabin, but the real horror isn’t what’s coming…
it’s what’s already inside.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
Phones go dead.
Internet vanishes.
A fractured family hides in a mountain cabin, but the real horror isn’t what’s coming…
it’s what’s already inside.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A mysterious global countdown hijacks every TV.
Phones go dead.
Internet vanishes.
A fractured family hides in a mountain cabin, but the real horror isn’t what’s coming…
it’s what’s already inside.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
Phones go dead.
Internet vanishes.
A fractured family hides in a mountain cabin, but the real horror isn’t what’s coming…
it’s what’s already inside.
#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea
Finished dusting off an old horror script, EXPIRE. Took the last two weeks to do a page one rewrite. Minimalist approach for maximum impact.
#FirstPageFriday #scriptsky
#FirstPageFriday #scriptsky
May 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Finished dusting off an old horror script, EXPIRE. Took the last two weeks to do a page one rewrite. Minimalist approach for maximum impact.
#FirstPageFriday #scriptsky
#FirstPageFriday #scriptsky
New WIP is a heist movie. Late 60s vibe with a modern take. Working on a treatment but had trouble visualizing the crew. So, I made baseball trading cards for the team. On the back… traits, skills, roles, strengths, & weaknesses. I can now mix & match cards based on who’s in the scene. #scriptsky
May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
New WIP is a heist movie. Late 60s vibe with a modern take. Working on a treatment but had trouble visualizing the crew. So, I made baseball trading cards for the team. On the back… traits, skills, roles, strengths, & weaknesses. I can now mix & match cards based on who’s in the scene. #scriptsky
A limited-location psychological horror that optioned a couple times years ago that I’ve been considering revisiting and revising. #scripysky
May 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A limited-location psychological horror that optioned a couple times years ago that I’ve been considering revisiting and revising. #scripysky
Flipped the camera dial to God Mode. Selected the “Only Great Shots" feature. Bags packed. TCM
Classic Film Festival here I come. #tcmff #filmsky #scriptsky
Classic Film Festival here I come. #tcmff #filmsky #scriptsky
April 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Flipped the camera dial to God Mode. Selected the “Only Great Shots" feature. Bags packed. TCM
Classic Film Festival here I come. #tcmff #filmsky #scriptsky
Classic Film Festival here I come. #tcmff #filmsky #scriptsky
Fireside date night under the wisteria. Grooving to our Record Store Day haul. Breezing through some Elmore Leonard. There’s a definite vibe on the back porch tonight… and it’s every bit all right with me.
April 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Fireside date night under the wisteria. Grooving to our Record Store Day haul. Breezing through some Elmore Leonard. There’s a definite vibe on the back porch tonight… and it’s every bit all right with me.
Surrender the Stars
As his friends drift toward adolescence, a desperate thirteen-year-old leads them on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star he hopes can save his dying grandfather.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
As his friends drift toward adolescence, a desperate thirteen-year-old leads them on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star he hopes can save his dying grandfather.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
March 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Surrender the Stars
As his friends drift toward adolescence, a desperate thirteen-year-old leads them on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star he hopes can save his dying grandfather.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
As his friends drift toward adolescence, a desperate thirteen-year-old leads them on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star he hopes can save his dying grandfather.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
Surrender the Stars
Reckless youth. One last summer to be wild. A war in the woods against neighboring delinquents. Prisoners to generational trauma. A falling star that could save them all… if they believe they can catch it.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
Reckless youth. One last summer to be wild. A war in the woods against neighboring delinquents. Prisoners to generational trauma. A falling star that could save them all… if they believe they can catch it.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
March 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Surrender the Stars
Reckless youth. One last summer to be wild. A war in the woods against neighboring delinquents. Prisoners to generational trauma. A falling star that could save them all… if they believe they can catch it.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
Reckless youth. One last summer to be wild. A war in the woods against neighboring delinquents. Prisoners to generational trauma. A falling star that could save them all… if they believe they can catch it.
Comps: Stand By Me, Lord of the Flies, E.T.
#scriptsky #screenpit #fea
My youngest daughter wanted to practice her drawings, so we packed up her art supplies. We had a day full of little adventures and drew all the fun. Wonderful way to spend a Sunday.
March 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My youngest daughter wanted to practice her drawings, so we packed up her art supplies. We had a day full of little adventures and drew all the fun. Wonderful way to spend a Sunday.
Screenwriting in the park on a wonderfully warm afternoon, waiting for my lovely wife to join me for a round of drinks at the local brewery nearby. Simple pleasures, maximum joy. #scriptsky
February 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Screenwriting in the park on a wonderfully warm afternoon, waiting for my lovely wife to join me for a round of drinks at the local brewery nearby. Simple pleasures, maximum joy. #scriptsky