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 ==