Join Director Joey Clift and Producer Goldie Chan as they walk through the festival journey of their Emmy-nominated short POW! in an intimate fireside chat. Dive into the differences between creating for kids and adults, moving within independent and industry pathways, live-action and animation, and the importance of personal branding along the way.
Meet The Filmmakers
Goldie Chan, dubbed the “Oprah of LinkedIn” by Huffington Post, is one of the original LinkedIn Top Voices, author of bestselling Personal Branding for Introverts (Basic Venture, 2025) and the founder of Warm Robots, an award-winning social strategy agency. She was named a Woman To Watch In Leadership for 2026 and has been featured in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, NASDAQ, Fast Company and more where she is valued for her fresh brand insights in an ever-changing marketplace. As a Forbes alum, cancer survivor and global keynote speaker with nearly half a million followers across platforms, she helps both Fortune 500s and individual leaders build lasting community and presence through brand storytelling. Known for her warmth and strategy, Goldie’s novel work spans major business campaigns, Archie comics, and cozy branding. She lives in sunny Los Angeles with her very happy plants.
Joey Clift is a Los Angeles-based comedian, TV writer, director, Emmy-nominated producer, and enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. Joey attended college to become a local TV weather person because as a kid he didn’t see any Native American comedians on television, and that made him believe he wasn’t allowed to work in comedy. Since then he has learned that this is not true – and his comedy style reflects that. Joey’s work has been featured in The Washington Post, CNN, Pitchfork, NPR, Dead Meat, and Comedy Central.
As a television writer Joey has written for shows such as the 7x Emmy-nominated Spirit Rangers on Netflix, Molly of Denali and Alma’s Way on PBS, New Looney Tunes and Lego Ninjago: Decoded on Cartoon Network, and Paw Patrol on Nickelodeon. Joey Clift created, directed, and wrote Gone Native, a Webby Award-winning Comedy Central Digital series featuring many of today’s top Native American comedians, and his short films have screened everywhere from Just For Laughs to the Smithsonian Museum.