Black was cast in Gemma Lee's short film "The Wake", which premiered at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in 2009. She then went on to appear in the independent film "Emergence" and was cast in an episode of "City Homicide" as Emily Rigby. Black and her former "Neighbours" co-star Sweeney Young portrayed a young couple in the music video for Jacob Butler's single "Coma". Of appearing in the video, Black stated "I really love the track, that's why I got on board. I've never appeared in a video clip before so it's nice to be involved in something with really relatable lyrics. I think the scenes that we shot are really dramatic and quite emotive with the music."