Joey Clift

An SXSW speaker graphic featuring Cowlitz comedian Joey Clift!

I’m speaking at @sxsw.com ! Come see me on Tuesday, March 17th moderating @goldie.bsky.social ’s book talk "Low-Key Legends: Personal Branding for Introverts.”
If you’re wondering why I’m moderating this, you don’t follow either of us on social media. Go to this and buy Goldie’s book!

A poster promoting the Centerpiece Spotlight: Native Stories event put on by NYICFF on March 7th in NYC!

Check out Pow! and more Native made shorts in NYC on March 7! We’re screening as part of New York International Childrens' Film Festival. I’ll be there in person for the Q & A! This is the biggest film festival in North America highlighting kids & family films and I am STOKED to be part of it!

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Writer and comedian Joey Clift standing in front of a Kidscreen Summit banner.

Kidscreen Summit was truly a dream. I reconnected with old friends and met some dope new folks, spoke on a fun panel in front of a packed room and ate a super pretzel so big that it was basically a fried baguette. Great week no notes!

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The International Children’s Film Festival Delivers for All Ages

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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/m...

Screen capture of a quote from a New York Times article promoting New York International Childrens' Film Festival

Pow! is an official selection for the New York International Childrens’ Film Festival and we got a mention in @nytimes.com! Thanks to Laurel Graeber for the write up and if you’re in NYC, come check out the Native Stories block and Remaining Native on Saturday, March 7th!

Joey Clift Screenin’ And Talkin’ Early 2026 Tour! Five Film Fridays Los Angeles - 2/20 - ! Kidscreen Summit San Diego - 2/23 - * New York International Childrens' Film Festival - 3/7 & 3/9 - ! SXSW Austin - 3/17 - * Edward R. Murrow Symposium WSU Pullman - 4/7 & 4/8 - * StoryConnect Tacoma - 4/15 - * Come Through! ! = Pow! Screening + Q and A * - Panel or Talk

I’m doing some in person stuff over the next two months so I figured I’d package it into a tour! Come see me at @sxsw.com, Kidscreen Summit, New York International Childrens' Film Festival, Five Film Fridays, StoryConnect and the @murrowcollege.bsky.social Synposium. I’m talkin’ and screenin’ ya’ll!

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It’s my birthday today, so I can post whatever I want! Here’s a video of me totally nailing a dumbbell RDL for 180lbs! (I was very sore afterwards)

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Get someone who wants to spend Valentines Day smashing stuff with you in a rage room while listening to pop songs from the 1940s. Love you @goldie.bsky.social ! Let’s do this again next year!

Joey Clift and Goldie Chan holding an award for the animated short film Pow! at Cambria Film Festival.

Pow! won awards 13 and 14 at Cambria Film Festival last weekend! Thanks for screening us and naming us Best Family Film for the jury award AND the audience award! CFF is a fantastic festival and if you’re a SoCal based filmmaker, I can’t recommend it enough!

So thrilled to guest with Creator / EP / Showrunner Karissa Valencia and talk about Spirit Rangers on the @peabodyawards.bsky.social and CMSI's We Disrupt This Broadcast this week! Thanks to @gaybonez.bsky.social for having us! Listen on your favorite podcast app!

Bad Bunny's half time show was amazing and anyone who has a problem with it sucks as a person.

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Best editor ever!

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Joey Clift’s book is playfully subversive in the best way, and I can’t wait to see the finished copy with Diné artist Julie Fiveash’s amazing illustrations. Congrats to the both of you! I’m honored to have written its foreword :)

It’ll hit shelves October 6, 2026.

Thanks @danimichaeli.bsky.social !!

Publisher's Marketplace announcement for "We've Been Here The Whole Time!" a satire book about Native American history written by Joey Clift and illustrated by Julie Fiveash. It comes out in October 2026!

I’ve been sitting on this news for a minute, but I wrote a book! It’s called “We’ve Been Here The Whole Time!” and it’s a very unsacred humor / satire book about all things Native America. From me, @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social and illustrator Julie Fiveash. Buy it when it comes out in October!