From DIY music videos to award-winning documentaries and now stepping into narrative filmmaking, Kirby Clements isn’t just chasing stories, he’s building a career on telling them his way, one project at a time.
Kirby Clements has been working in film since 1996, when he began shooting music videos for electronic musicians in Portland, Oregon. Starting with a Sony DV camera and editing in Final Cut Express, his early work reflected a hands-on, self-driven approach to visual storytelling. Around 2000, he completed his first feature documentary, The Tyler Project, which followed a close friend with Asperger’s Syndrome who was also an electronic musician.
Following that project, Clements shifted his focus back to music, which had been his original creative outlet throughout the 1990s. Over time, however, film continued to grow as an equally compelling medium for him. After a period away from long-form filmmaking, he returned with his 2025 feature documentary Point Washington Outlaws, marking his first major film project in years and a significant continuation of his storytelling evolution.
INFLUX: Thanks for taking some time for the interview. Can you tell us what you are currently working on?
Kirby: I’m currently working on my first fictional feature film, shooting/editing/directing, based off a screenplay I’ve written.
INFLUX: What are your hopes/expectations/goals for your current project?
Kirby: I’d like to see festival awards won with this current project, just as the last feature project has done. This current project being fictional, I am already having a ton of fun doing things I couldn’t do with the documentary – crazy shots, crazy audio, building characters from the page, and giving people a story that should be quite enticing and entertaining to watch and listen to.
INFLUX: What have been your greatest challenges as a filmmaker?
Kirby: Time and money, no surprise right? For this current project, gathering actors has also been a new challenge, but one that I’m enjoying.
INFLUX: As you continue you your journey, what has been your most significant accomplishment?
Kirby: I would say ‘Point Washington Outlaws’ tops them, as we had an Arri camera, great audio and definitely great real-life characters. We’ve pulled in 37 festival awards so far..
INFLUX: Tell us about some of your past projects and where we can watch them if they’re available?
Kirby: Point Washington Outlaws will be out on Apple Movies, Amazon Prime and Google Play April 10, 2026. Other previous works can be found on YouTube under my profile.
INFLUX: What goals to you have for yourself moving forward?
Kirby: Make memorable films that have a distinct feel to them, and get those films sold enough to keep my film career going.
INFLUX: What advice would you give to your younger self just starting out?
Kirby: Get a camera and learn to edit what you shoot. Know IMDB and how to submit to festivals around the world. After completion, market that film the right way and get that film on platforms that will pay you.
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