Chelsey was selected for the Whistler Indigenous Fellowship at the Whistler Film Festival (2019) with his short The Callback. Keeping busy during Covid-19 quarantine solo filmed a comedy short I am Covid-19 (2020) and received funding to write the 1st draft of his feature film Skate like a Girl. He championed a spot in the Foundations of Purpose Leadership Intensive at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (2020) and was one of the five finalists in the Gimli Film Festivals RBC Pitch Competition (2020).  Chelsey finished  the 1st draft of his feature film Skate like a Girl(2021). He was chosen for the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices (2021) and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s Write Over Here: Screenwriting Residency (2022)