A live-action short film written and directed by Joey and inspired by all of the weird microaggressions he has experienced dating as a Native person. My First Native American Boyfriend stars Kylie Brakeman (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) and Benny Wayne Sully (NDND).

Awards:

Best Micro Narrative - Micromania Film Fest 2022
Best Native American Short - Tonkawa Film Festival 2022
Best Native American / Indigenous Short - Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival 2021
Best Actor - Benny Wayne Sully - LA Skinsfest 2021

Nominations:

Best Comedy - NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Best Of Awards 2022
Big Crinoline / Best Short Of The Festival - Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival 2021
Best Short - Saskatchewan International Film Festival 2021
Best Native American Short - Mcminnville Short Film Festival 2022
Best Actor - Benny Wayne Sully - LA Under The Stars 2022
Best Actor - Kylie Brakeman - Saskatchewan International Film Festival 2021

Official Selections:

Just For Laughs: Eat My Shorts 2022 Phoenix Film Festival 2022
San Diego International Film Festival 2021
MaoriLand Film Festival 2022
Catalina Film Festival 2022
California's American Indian and Indigenous Film Festival 2022
The Smithsonian Museum Of The American Indian's Native Cinema Showcase 2022
DreamSpeakers International Indigenous Film Festival 2022
Tonkawa Film Festival 2022
American Indian Film Festival 2021
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2021
NewFilmmakers LA November 2021
Portland Film Festival 2021
LA Skinsfest 2021
Nativisions Film Festival 2022
Mcminnville Short Film Festival 2022
Red Dirt Film Festival 2022
Tallgrass Film Festival 2021
Walla Walla Movie Crush 2022
Will Rogers Motion Picture Festival 2021
Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival 2021
Wairoa Maori Film Festival 2022
No Coast Film Fest 2022
LA Under The Stars 2022
Cucalorus Film Festival 2021
Canberra Short Film Festival 2021
Yucca Valley Film Festival 2021
Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival 2021
Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival 2022
Saskatchewan International Film Festival 2021
International Festival Of Winter Cinema 2022
Spokane International Film Festival 2022
Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival 2022
Latino and Native American Film Festival 2022
Cambria Film Festival 2022
Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema Showcase 2021
First Nations Film and Video Festival 2021
Durango Independent Film Festival 2021
Dam Short Film Festival 2021
North Hollywood Cinefest 2021
Santa Clarita International Film Festival 2021
Culver City Film Festival 2021