Hidden Gems: Meet Omegia Keeys of AboutFace Media & Like a Boss Studios

Today we’d like to introduce you to Omegia Keeys.

Hi Omegia, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
My love for filmmaking started at a very early age. I used to put on full productions for my family, but it wasn’t something that I thought of outside of providing entertainment while snowed in. It wasn’t until I recreated some of our training videos for the military that I thought wow that’s something I’d like to do. That thought was also pushed to the side and I concentrated on books as an outlet. I published my first book in 2006 and started my publishing company in 2009.

I wrote, directed, and produced my first webseries in 2015 and the rest is history. AboutFace Media was born. I’m an award-winning American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer whose bold, character-driven projects explore the complexities of the Black experience through the lenses of thriller, horror, fantasy, and true crime. I’m also the founder of AboutFace Media, LLC and Like A Boss Studios, two powerhouse brands known for independently produced stories that center marginalized voices and redefine traditional genre boundaries.

Among my best-known works are the groundbreaking documentary Surviving America (2021), the psychological thriller Keeping Secrets (2023), and the highly acclaimed vampire series Donors (2025) a supernatural drama rooted in power, consent, and survival.

Born in Michigan City, Indiana, I was a storyteller long before I knew it could be a career. After earning an athletic scholarship as a track runner, I served honorably in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. While on active duty, I began writing fiction as a creative outlet and published my first novella in 2006, a summer that changed everything.
Since then, I’ve published over 49 novels and founded my own publishing house, helping to launch more than 50 additional authors under my brand. In 2013, I relocated to Atlanta, where working on a well-known television series reignited my creative fire. By 2015, I had fully stepped into independent filmmaking—adapting my books for screen and producing stories on my own terms.

To date, I’ve completed 14 film projects, with multiple others currently in production—including drama, thrillers, horror, and documentaries. My work continues to captivate audiences across streaming platforms in both the U.S. and abroad.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
One of the biggest struggles as a filmmaker is funding. Then you had being Black on top and then being a Black woman. I knew early on that financial opportunities wouldn’t come easy, so I decided to fund myself. I worked on every set I could get on. It didn’t matter if I was a zombie on the Walking Dead or cleaning out the cast trailers. I even turned on the rideshare app when I left set to drive people home. Once the films started making enough, I took that money and put it into the next project.

And, even with all of that I ran into people doubting me on my own sets. What they didn’t know was that I learned every position, and they found out the hard way. I once had a DP show up 3 hours late and when he arrived, I was packing up the location. He was shocked to find out that I actually knew how to work my own camera.

That said, I have an amazing team now and they let new people know not to mess up because I will step in and do their job. I use the skills I learned to keep the projects on track and on budget.

As you know, we’re big fans of AboutFace Media & Like a Boss Studios. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Like a Boss Studios and AboutFace Media isn’t just a production company it’s a statement. Like a Boss Studios is the headquarters and the money side and AboutFace Media is the side doing the work for the production.

When I built it, my goal wasn’t to chase validation from the industry. It was to create a space where we could tell bold, unapologetic stories on our own terms. I wanted to prove that independent doesn’t mean small, and that quality storytelling doesn’t have to come with permission slips from gatekeepers.

What people should know about both is that we operate like a full studio system — writing, producing, marketing, and distributing under one umbrella. Every project that comes out of here is intentional. It’s about ownership, creative freedom, and showing that Black filmmakers can build sustainable studios that rival the traditional model.

We don’t just make films — we build legacies, one project at a time.

We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My favorite childhood memory is watching my mother make a way out of no way. My father was in the Navy and would be out to sea. When my mom needed something done she would figure out how to do it and just do it. One of my earliest and fondest memories is watching her teach my older siblings how to build an extra room on our house. It was small and used as a pantry, but I saw her as Wonder Woman. I didn’t know other mother’s weren’t like her.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.afmediaproductions.com/
• Instagram: @afmmedia1922
• Facebook: @AboutFaceMedia