Robert Celestino
@robertcelestino.bsky.social
Filmmaker. Writer.
Mr. Vincent, Yonkers Joe, Leave.
Unproduced work surfacing soon.
Mr. Vincent, Yonkers Joe, Leave.
Unproduced work surfacing soon.
The truth lives in the shuffle.
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The truth lives in the shuffle.
Ever since I was a kid, I remember my father sitting at the kitchen table with a deck of cards.
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The truth lives in the shuffle.
open.substack.com/pub/tortise1...
open.substack.com/pub/tortise1...
The collapse isn’t coming. It’s underway.
Power is clinging to a crown while the foundation burns.
We were warned — and we didn’t listen.
Countdown to Everything.
This isn’t fiction anymore.
#CountdownToEverything #PoliticalThriller #TheTortoiseKnows #NoKings #DemocracyInCrisis
Power is clinging to a crown while the foundation burns.
We were warned — and we didn’t listen.
Countdown to Everything.
This isn’t fiction anymore.
#CountdownToEverything #PoliticalThriller #TheTortoiseKnows #NoKings #DemocracyInCrisis
June 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The collapse isn’t coming. It’s underway.
Power is clinging to a crown while the foundation burns.
We were warned — and we didn’t listen.
Countdown to Everything.
This isn’t fiction anymore.
#CountdownToEverything #PoliticalThriller #TheTortoiseKnows #NoKings #DemocracyInCrisis
Power is clinging to a crown while the foundation burns.
We were warned — and we didn’t listen.
Countdown to Everything.
This isn’t fiction anymore.
#CountdownToEverything #PoliticalThriller #TheTortoiseKnows #NoKings #DemocracyInCrisis
BIRD OF GRACE
The future wasn’t born.
It was engineered.
A father's bloodline triggers the code — and unleashes something ancient. Pilot ready. Bible ready.
#BirdOfGrace #SciFi #TVSeries #Screenwriting #PilotComplete
The future wasn’t born.
It was engineered.
A father's bloodline triggers the code — and unleashes something ancient. Pilot ready. Bible ready.
#BirdOfGrace #SciFi #TVSeries #Screenwriting #PilotComplete
June 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
BIRD OF GRACE
The future wasn’t born.
It was engineered.
A father's bloodline triggers the code — and unleashes something ancient. Pilot ready. Bible ready.
#BirdOfGrace #SciFi #TVSeries #Screenwriting #PilotComplete
The future wasn’t born.
It was engineered.
A father's bloodline triggers the code — and unleashes something ancient. Pilot ready. Bible ready.
#BirdOfGrace #SciFi #TVSeries #Screenwriting #PilotComplete
"Yonkers Joe" was its own thing. We built it to stand on its own — but something in that world stayed with me. The rhythm. The tension. The coded language behind every move.
"Card Mechanic" and "AirBall go deeper" Into the moves. The math. The muscle memory. And the people who use them to survive.
"Card Mechanic" and "AirBall go deeper" Into the moves. The math. The muscle memory. And the people who use them to survive.
June 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Yonkers Joe" was its own thing. We built it to stand on its own — but something in that world stayed with me. The rhythm. The tension. The coded language behind every move.
"Card Mechanic" and "AirBall go deeper" Into the moves. The math. The muscle memory. And the people who use them to survive.
"Card Mechanic" and "AirBall go deeper" Into the moves. The math. The muscle memory. And the people who use them to survive.
He parades them when it suits his image — then leave them cold, cramped, and forgotten. Don’t talk about “respecting the troops” when this is how you treat them off-camera.
June 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
He parades them when it suits his image — then leave them cold, cramped, and forgotten. Don’t talk about “respecting the troops” when this is how you treat them off-camera.
He didn’t build a wall he built a filter. 12 countries barred. Mostly black and brown. This isn’t about safety, it’s about supremacy with a passport.
Breaking News: The Trump administration barred people from 12 countries from entering the U.S., primarily from Africa and the Middle East. https://trib.al/fc0FERx
Trump Bars People From 12 Countries From Entering U.S.: Live Updates
trib.al
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
He didn’t build a wall he built a filter. 12 countries barred. Mostly black and brown. This isn’t about safety, it’s about supremacy with a passport.
They came masked and armed. We came with nothing but our names and still, they flinched.
Made my day. Community rises up against masked stormtroopers - no IDs visible to my eye - whose only purpose is to incite inchoate fear. The stormtroopers retreat knowing that citizens see this ICE incursion as the opposite of “protect and serve.”
San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat
June 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
They came masked and armed. We came with nothing but our names and still, they flinched.
Call it what it is — cruelty in a necktie.
And it's always the poor who pay first.
#CountdownToEverything #Obamacare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #PoliticalThriller #ScreenwriterLife #ThisIsNotNormal #CelestinoWrites
And it's always the poor who pay first.
#CountdownToEverything #Obamacare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #PoliticalThriller #ScreenwriterLife #ThisIsNotNormal #CelestinoWrites
Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.
Shhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of.
They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Call it what it is — cruelty in a necktie.
And it's always the poor who pay first.
#CountdownToEverything #Obamacare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #PoliticalThriller #ScreenwriterLife #ThisIsNotNormal #CelestinoWrites
And it's always the poor who pay first.
#CountdownToEverything #Obamacare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #PoliticalThriller #ScreenwriterLife #ThisIsNotNormal #CelestinoWrites
They’re not rounding up criminals.
They’re staging a message.
The script’s already written.
We just haven’t caught up to it yet.
#CountdownToEverything
They’re staging a message.
The script’s already written.
We just haven’t caught up to it yet.
#CountdownToEverything
trump's department of homeland security has thus far arrested:
a judge
a democratic mayor
a democratic congresswoman
now handcuffing a democratic congressional staffer
gothamist.com/news/homelan...
a judge
a democratic mayor
a democratic congresswoman
now handcuffing a democratic congressional staffer
gothamist.com/news/homelan...
Homeland Security cops handcuff one of Rep. Nadler's aides in chaotic day at NY fed building
Two dozen demonstrators were later arrested outside the building in Lower Manhattan.
gothamist.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
They’re not rounding up criminals.
They’re staging a message.
The script’s already written.
We just haven’t caught up to it yet.
#CountdownToEverything
They’re staging a message.
The script’s already written.
We just haven’t caught up to it yet.
#CountdownToEverything
The math isn’t broken.
This is what it looks like when cruelty and inheritance write the same bill.
This is what it looks like when cruelty and inheritance write the same bill.
“Penn Wharton, Trump's alma mater, finds that most households earning less than $51,000 will immediately see their after-tax income drop.
Meanwhile, the bill boosts incomes of members of the top 1% by nearly $70,000 in the first year alone…”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Meanwhile, the bill boosts incomes of members of the top 1% by nearly $70,000 in the first year alone…”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Seven Ugliest Provisions in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Weakened courts, happy heirs, and work requirements. The House-passed version of Donald Trump's tax plan takes from poor, gives to rich.
www.rollingstone.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The math isn’t broken.
This is what it looks like when cruelty and inheritance write the same bill.
This is what it looks like when cruelty and inheritance write the same bill.
They’re not cutting costs.
They’re cutting people.
They’re cutting people.
“As many as 2.7 million households would lose food benefits, with the average blow to the family grocery budget totaling $254 a month…
“By design, the Trumpy Medicaid changes will remove 10.3 million people from their health insurance, according to the CBO…”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“By design, the Trumpy Medicaid changes will remove 10.3 million people from their health insurance, according to the CBO…”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Seven Ugliest Provisions in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Weakened courts, happy heirs, and work requirements. The House-passed version of Donald Trump's tax plan takes from poor, gives to rich.
www.rollingstone.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
They’re not cutting costs.
They’re cutting people.
They’re cutting people.
My barista is back. Same tree. Same branch. Same eyes. I sip. They watch.
May 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My barista is back. Same tree. Same branch. Same eyes. I sip. They watch.
I didn’t write this one to entertain. I wrote it because I was afraid. Afraid of the silence. Afraid that by the time we recognized what we lost, it’d be too late to say anything at all.
Countdown to Everything. A political thriller that speaks first.
Countdown to Everything. A political thriller that speaks first.
May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I didn’t write this one to entertain. I wrote it because I was afraid. Afraid of the silence. Afraid that by the time we recognized what we lost, it’d be too late to say anything at all.
Countdown to Everything. A political thriller that speaks first.
Countdown to Everything. A political thriller that speaks first.
What if the wrong person didn’t steal power…
What if we gave it to them — blindly, again and again — and called it democracy?
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller. Written as protest. Released as a warning.
#CountdownToEverything #RachelMaddow
What if we gave it to them — blindly, again and again — and called it democracy?
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller. Written as protest. Released as a warning.
#CountdownToEverything #RachelMaddow
May 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What if the wrong person didn’t steal power…
What if we gave it to them — blindly, again and again — and called it democracy?
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller. Written as protest. Released as a warning.
#CountdownToEverything #RachelMaddow
What if we gave it to them — blindly, again and again — and called it democracy?
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller. Written as protest. Released as a warning.
#CountdownToEverything #RachelMaddow
Reposted by Robert Celestino
Spread the word!
I don't understand why Alex Gibney's
@alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social latest doc isn't bigger news. Every American with concerns about the future needs to see it!
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@alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social latest doc isn't bigger news. Every American with concerns about the future needs to see it!
www.imdb.com/video/imdb/v...
▶️ The Dark Money Game - Official Trailer
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May 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Fast Jack was one of the last true card and dice men—before casinos on every corner changed the game. He advised me on Yonkers Joe and wrote about it in The Last Hustler, a raw look at the world beneath-My script "Card Mechanic" is about one man who found a way to survive it. #FastJack #CardMechanic
May 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Fast Jack was one of the last true card and dice men—before casinos on every corner changed the game. He advised me on Yonkers Joe and wrote about it in The Last Hustler, a raw look at the world beneath-My script "Card Mechanic" is about one man who found a way to survive it. #FastJack #CardMechanic
I wrote it because I was afraid.
Afraid of the silence.
Afraid that by the time we recognized what we lost,
it would already be too late to write anything at all.
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller about power and the last act of a good president in a corrupt system.
#CountdownToEverything
Afraid of the silence.
Afraid that by the time we recognized what we lost,
it would already be too late to write anything at all.
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller about power and the last act of a good president in a corrupt system.
#CountdownToEverything
May 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I wrote it because I was afraid.
Afraid of the silence.
Afraid that by the time we recognized what we lost,
it would already be too late to write anything at all.
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller about power and the last act of a good president in a corrupt system.
#CountdownToEverything
Afraid of the silence.
Afraid that by the time we recognized what we lost,
it would already be too late to write anything at all.
COUNTDOWN TO EVERYTHING
A political thriller about power and the last act of a good president in a corrupt system.
#CountdownToEverything
Sometimes justice doesn’t happen in court.
It happens in the vault, the getaway car, or the last phone call before everything goes quiet.
It happens in the vault, the getaway car, or the last phone call before everything goes quiet.
So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!
May 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sometimes justice doesn’t happen in court.
It happens in the vault, the getaway car, or the last phone call before everything goes quiet.
It happens in the vault, the getaway car, or the last phone call before everything goes quiet.
I used to think Bobby’s story was about a heist.
It’s not.
It’s about what gets passed down.
Not just money. Not just secrets.
But silence.
Loyalty.
The things you don’t talk about at dinner
that shape you more than anything you do.
Bobby Comfort: American Outlaw
#BobbyComfort #AmericanOutlaw
It’s not.
It’s about what gets passed down.
Not just money. Not just secrets.
But silence.
Loyalty.
The things you don’t talk about at dinner
that shape you more than anything you do.
Bobby Comfort: American Outlaw
#BobbyComfort #AmericanOutlaw
May 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I used to think Bobby’s story was about a heist.
It’s not.
It’s about what gets passed down.
Not just money. Not just secrets.
But silence.
Loyalty.
The things you don’t talk about at dinner
that shape you more than anything you do.
Bobby Comfort: American Outlaw
#BobbyComfort #AmericanOutlaw
It’s not.
It’s about what gets passed down.
Not just money. Not just secrets.
But silence.
Loyalty.
The things you don’t talk about at dinner
that shape you more than anything you do.
Bobby Comfort: American Outlaw
#BobbyComfort #AmericanOutlaw
I’ve seen this movie before. The only difference is this time, the credits roll before the public even knows it started.
The system doesn’t silence dissent.
It markets it.
You get the anthem.
They get the ad revenue.
Rage is trending.
Truth is shadowbanned.
#TheTortoiseKnows
It markets it.
You get the anthem.
They get the ad revenue.
Rage is trending.
Truth is shadowbanned.
#TheTortoiseKnows
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’ve seen this movie before. The only difference is this time, the credits roll before the public even knows it started.
This lineup hits like a masterclass. Every one of these shows carved something original into the medium — no small feat.
TheWrap presents “Showrunners and Creators of Emmy Season” ⭐️🎬
From “Abbott Elementary” and “Bad Sisters” to “Hacks” and “Severance”, via “The Last of Us”, “The Pitt”, and more—we’re celebrating the minds behind some of the best television of the year.
📸: Joe Pugliese
From “Abbott Elementary” and “Bad Sisters” to “Hacks” and “Severance”, via “The Last of Us”, “The Pitt”, and more—we’re celebrating the minds behind some of the best television of the year.
📸: Joe Pugliese
May 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This lineup hits like a masterclass. Every one of these shows carved something original into the medium — no small feat.
The Pierre Hotel, 1972.
19 people handcuffed.
$10 million gone.
No one hurt.
BOBBY COMFORT: AMERICAN OUTLAW
The true story of the greatest hotel thief in U.S. history.
A limited series by Robert Celestino.
DM to read. Partner up.
#BobbyComfort #TrueCrimeSeries #HotelHeists #RobertCelestino
19 people handcuffed.
$10 million gone.
No one hurt.
BOBBY COMFORT: AMERICAN OUTLAW
The true story of the greatest hotel thief in U.S. history.
A limited series by Robert Celestino.
DM to read. Partner up.
#BobbyComfort #TrueCrimeSeries #HotelHeists #RobertCelestino
May 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Pierre Hotel, 1972.
19 people handcuffed.
$10 million gone.
No one hurt.
BOBBY COMFORT: AMERICAN OUTLAW
The true story of the greatest hotel thief in U.S. history.
A limited series by Robert Celestino.
DM to read. Partner up.
#BobbyComfort #TrueCrimeSeries #HotelHeists #RobertCelestino
19 people handcuffed.
$10 million gone.
No one hurt.
BOBBY COMFORT: AMERICAN OUTLAW
The true story of the greatest hotel thief in U.S. history.
A limited series by Robert Celestino.
DM to read. Partner up.
#BobbyComfort #TrueCrimeSeries #HotelHeists #RobertCelestino
Call it what it is.
Forced removal. Human trafficking.
If a story like this doesn’t rattle the foundations, maybe the foundation's the problem.
Forced removal. Human trafficking.
If a story like this doesn’t rattle the foundations, maybe the foundation's the problem.
This is a hellish nightmare. There is only way to take out a dictator and it does not involve playing by the rules.
Stop calling kidnapping and trafficking people to countries they’ve never been to “deporting.” It’s criminal behavior by a country with no conscience. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
May 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Call it what it is.
Forced removal. Human trafficking.
If a story like this doesn’t rattle the foundations, maybe the foundation's the problem.
Forced removal. Human trafficking.
If a story like this doesn’t rattle the foundations, maybe the foundation's the problem.
Follow the leak. Not the leader.
May 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Follow the leak. Not the leader.
I didn’t write a conspiracy.
I wrote what happens when you let the wrong people write the rules.
They said it was too dark.
Too real.
So I leaked it.
"Countdown to Everything."
Not a prediction — a confession.
I wrote what happens when you let the wrong people write the rules.
They said it was too dark.
Too real.
So I leaked it.
"Countdown to Everything."
Not a prediction — a confession.
May 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I didn’t write a conspiracy.
I wrote what happens when you let the wrong people write the rules.
They said it was too dark.
Too real.
So I leaked it.
"Countdown to Everything."
Not a prediction — a confession.
I wrote what happens when you let the wrong people write the rules.
They said it was too dark.
Too real.
So I leaked it.
"Countdown to Everything."
Not a prediction — a confession.