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Joey Clift

@joeytainment.bsky.social

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Emmy & Peabody Nominated. Enrolled Cowlitz. Comedian. TV Writer. Cat Guy. Writer - Spirit Rangers on Netflix + Molly of Denali on PBS + Way more things! Watch my new digital series at http://gonenative.tv

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · Nov 15

I made an easy to follow list of cool Native and Indigenous folks for Native American Heritage Month! Click "follow all" and share this post or you're a colonizer!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 1d

Doing my best!

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 1d

Pow! is premiering internationally a bunch of cool places over the next few weeks!
Sunday, October 12th - Canada - @viffest.bsky.social
Friday, October 17th - Greece - Thessaloniki Animation Festival
November, Date TBD - United Kingdom - @nativespirituk.bsky.social
Come powwow with us!

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The Daily Zeitgeist @dailyzeitgeist.bsky.social · 1d

Whoaaa who’s this cool guy?! #comedy #podcast #epstein #jeffreyepstein #vh1 @joeytainment.bsky.social @jackob1.bsky.social @milesofgray.bsky.social

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 1d

Pow! won Best Indigenous Film at Cordillera International Film Festival last month! It was so fun screening in Reno, hanging with our Remaining Native fam and just absolutely dominating every carnival game at the Circus, Circus midway. Perfect weekend!

Joey Clift accepting the award for "Best Indigenous Film" in front of a large movie theater audience at Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno, NV!

Goldie Chan holding a giant green Scooby Doo stuffed animal that she won at Circus, Circus midway. She looks so happy!

Joey Clift holding a giant stuffed teddy bear he won at Circus, Circus Midway in Reno, NV. He looks tired!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 2d

More info here: ndncollective.org/event/indige...

Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 - NDN COLLECTIVE

NDN Collective will be hosting an Indigenous Peoples’ Day March and FREE Concert in Mni Luzahan, or downtown Rapid City,...

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 2d

In wild news, I’m screening Pow! on 10/13 as part of @ndncollective.bsky.social 's Indigenous People’s Day celebration in Rapid City, SD! I’m on the same bill as Jana Schmieding, Xiuhtezcatl and 206 hip hop legend Macklemore! Come through, support a great org and geek the hell out with me!

A poster for NDN Collective's Indigenous People's Day event, featuring pictures of artists and event information!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 2d

A week ago @goldie.bsky.social and I screened Pow! at Catalina Film Festival! Fun island, fun festival and even more fun two hours we spent driving around Avalon in a golf cart looking for cats to pet. Great experience no notes!

Joey Clift in a Garfield sweater and Goldie Chan in a denim shirt standing on the red carpet at Catalina Film Festival

Joey Clift and Goldie Chan standing on a hill overlooking the cloudy town of Avalon on Catalina Island

A very cute cat sitting on a whicker chair, looking at the camera with an annoyed expression

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote an episode for this season of Alma’s Way! I’m such a fan of Sonia Manzano, Lin-Manuel Miranda and everyone at Fred Rogers and I could not be happier to get to play in their sandbox. They even let me sneak in the flag of the Navajo Nation, which is just neat as heck!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 6d

It was an honor to screen my work at NatiVisions Film Festival on the CRIT reservation in Parker, AZ last week and I’m so happy that Pow! won the Best Short Film Award! Definitely make it out to this fest if you ever get a chance!

Filmmaker Joey Clift and members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes community in a library, posing next to a white board with "Welcome Mr. Joey Clift" written on it in magnetic lettering.

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for the tip! I'll change that setting now 🙂

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you!!

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 13d

Here's a clip if you want to see Fire Captain Catáwi in action. Aside from protecting Builder Cove from fires, he also says a ton of dad jokes followed by his trademark catchphrase "ayyyye" and I love that we got this super rezzy thing in a hit kids show!

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Rubble Builds a Fire Fighter Training Center! w/ Mix, Charger & Wheeler | Rubble & Crew

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 13d

Rubble & Crew just debuted Fire Captain Catáwi, a new Native character inspired by my Cowlitz tribe! Watching Nickelodeon as a kid is a HUGE reason I'm a writer today, so getting to develop this character with the Rubble team and Cowlitz culture keeper Suzanne Donaldson is just so neat!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 16d

I’m screening Pow! around the Southwest this week and next! Come see the film, meet me and get free Pow! swag!

Wed 9/24 - Nativisions in Parker, AZ
Fri 9/26 - Catalina Film Festival in Avalon, CA
Sun 9/28 - Cordillera International Film Festival in Sparks, NV
Mon 9/29 - @unlv.edu in Las Vegas, NV

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 20d

If you at all care about our freedom of speech, please use your voice and be loud about this. If you don’t, I’m genuinely scared about how much worse this could get.

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 20d

I’m as progressive as they come and I don’t love a lot of what comedy has become over the past few years, but as a consumer, I just try not to frequent places where comedy I don’t like is happening. There’s a difference between that, and the head of the FCC threatening a company over its content.

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 20d

This isn’t just “consequences” for a bad joke, this is the United States government using it’s full power to tell comedians what they can and cannot comment on. It’s a violation of the first amendment of our constitution and if it goes unchecked, it sets a terrifying precedent.

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 20d

As a comedy writer, I’ve had a million conversations about cancel culture. Whatever your opinions about it, there’s a huge difference between that, and what the FCC is doing to Jimmy Kimmel.

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 21d

I had three Pow! screenings in SoCal last month and they were all so fun! Thanks Studio City Film Festival, North Hollywood Cinefest and San Diego International Kids' Film Festival for having us!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 23d

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you!

Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 23d

Doing my best!

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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 23d

I'm not but I wish I was!