Gay Abel-Bey

Gay Abel-Bey is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, and academic. She currently teaches at New York University.

Early life and education Abel-Bey earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, as well as her M.F.A. in Film from UCLA.

Career Abel-Bey was involved with Filmex, a Los Angeles film festival, and co-hosted a retrospective for the National Film School of London. She also helped to develop a community-based documentary workshop for at-risk youth in Los Angeles via Cal State LA's media department. Additionally, Abel-Bey has produced a variety of other film projects, some of which include Father & Son, Running 4 My Life, When It's Your Turn for WPVI-TV, Stone Cold Hustler, and Kiss Grandmother Goodbye. Father & Son was awarded a Sonny Innovators Award, while Stone Cold Hustler was awarded a local Emmy Award in Washington, D.C. for the "Drug Free School Zone" campaign.

In 1995 Abel-Bey started teaching at New York University, and as of 2023 she continues to work there as an Academic Advisor for the Undergraduate Division of Film & Television, teaching courses in production and screenwriting. As a teaching assistant, Abel-Bey taught the Remote Television Workshop and Sports Broadcasting & Intermediate Television Production.

Filmography Additional works include:

Father & Son Running 4 My Life When It's Your Turn Stone Cold Hustler Kiss Grandmother Goodbye

Awards

Dorothy Arzner Award Sonny Innovators Award Local Emmy Award