Okay, Mr. Ray! ()
Overview
No one could spin a yarn to make a sale like Ray Lum. Twenty years after their initial meeting, Bill Ferris returned home to Mississippi in the early ‘70s with a camera. The result reveals a look back at the colorful rhythms of Ray’s life—at home, at the auction, joking with strangers outside country stores— and provides a glimpse at Southern manhood, friendship and loss. Now nearly Ray’s age when they first filmed, Ferris has become a Grammy Award winning documentarian and renowned folklorist. Using never before seen 16mm footage and new animations, OKAY, MR. RAY is a short documentary film about how even the tallest tales help us keep the memory alive of the ones we love.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $35,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.691 |
Directed By
Ashley Melzer
Crew
Bridgette Cyr
Ashley Melzer
Ashley Melzer
Rodgers Dameron
Jake Xerxes Fussell
Judy Peiser
Bill Ferris
Ashley Melzer
Michael A. Betts
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