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What’s your story?
“I’ve spent my entire career learning about what audiences want from stories
and what audiences do with the stories we tell them.”
My name is Dr. Christopher Bell, and I am a scholar, a teacher, a writer, a creative producer, a podcaster. For over twenty years, I have dedicated my life to the deep and intense study of storytelling. And now, I am bringing that two decades of popular cultural research and knowledge to directors, producers, writers and artists, and asking: What would it look like if we saw inclusion embedded - interwoven - into the very DNA of our stories themselves? What does it look like when inclusion in our stories is transformative instead of performative?
Let’s talk about Creative Inclusion.
The foundation of the unique service I bring to creative producing, writers’ rooms, character designs, world building sessions and internal screening processes is Creative Inclusion. It’s seeing the narrative value of a diverse world, and asking, “How do we use inclusion to help us tell better stories?”
A New Kind of Inclusion Experience.
I get it. We’ve all had experiences talking about diversity that were uncomfortable. Nobody likes to feel like they’re being shamed or having fingers pointed at them, especially about things they didn’t even know.
I’m not here to preach or to point fingers. My goal is to tell help you tell an amazing story that people will remember forever — ALL kinds of people. My goal is to help you tell a story that respects the life it will have beyond the boundaries of the theater or the book or the television episode or the video game, as it becomes a part of the cultural fabric of society.
Creative Inclusion is at the heart of how I can level up your storytelling.
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The future of cinema is brave and unafraid to let go of the past.
Ava DuVernay, Director
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The future of cinema is unapologetically and brazenly inclusive.
Effie T. Brown, Producer
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The future of cinema is happening now.
P.J. Raval, Director
clients include:
Creative Inclusion consultations include:
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Chris Bell brings a wealth of knowledge,
both in culture and story, to a project.
Our show is richer from his involvement.
- Tony DiTerlizzi
Author & Illustrator, The Spiderwick Chronicles
Author & Illustrator ,The WondLa trilogy -
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An invaluable resource for any project … [he} allows filmmakers to make creative decisions with confidence.
-Peggy Holmes
Director, Disney’s Secret of the Wings
Director, Skydance Animation’s Luck -
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When you’re ready to think deeper, challenge your perspective and see in a way you haven’t before, you’re ready to sit down with Dr. Bell.
-Nathan Greno
Director, Disney’s Tangled
Director, Skydance Animation’s Pookoo -
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Dr. Bell brought a unique and powerful perspective to the studio, and his insights into human nature really lifted the storytelling of the films he was involved with.
-Lawrence Gong
Director, Netflix’s Green Eggs and Ham
Director, AppleTV+’s WondLA -
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Chris’s insight helped steer [our] project and discussion through interesting and sometimes difficult spaces that I believe opened the minds of those involved to topics they hadn’t before considered.
-David Eisenmann
Producer, Skydance Animation’s Luck
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As an upcoming Black creator, Chris’s mentorship meant the world to me. Chris amplified my voice, challenged me to think deeper, and always be open to a new idea.
-Daniel Foster
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Dr. Chris Bell is a master of giving projects
some much needed perspective. His
unique perspective, keen insight, and infectious
passion make him invaluable to any studio.
-Christian Magalhaes
Writer, Disney’s Duck Tales
Head Writer, AppleTV+’s WondLA -
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It’s so important to have team members like Chris Bell in the story room, people who will dare to say the things that need to be said.
- Phil Pignotti
Director, Apple TV+’s WondLA
Director, Disney’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures
What can Creative Inclusion do for you?
Story Consultation
Discover the narrative story value of Creative Inclusion, from pitch to outline to development. Story development, writers’ rooms, character design, art review, and more!
Keynote Speaking
500 attendees or 5,000, Dr. Christopher Bell’s dynamic, engaging, and unique presentational abilities will leave your guests feeling both challenged and enlightened.
