Film

Okay, Mr. Ray!

18m · Documentary

You're never broke long as you keep trading!

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.

• Ashley MelzerDirector · Producer
• Bill FerrisProducer
• Bridgette CyrEditor

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

18m

Budget

$35,000

Genres

Documentary

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