Yo Ray ray

Ray is a documentary short about the filmmaker's Grandad and his colourful life, from the post-war streets of the East End to the humble pavements of Basildon.

Ray used to be a sailor, but now he lives on the streets of Toronto. He dreams of getting back on the water and - in the ultimate achievement of the oblivion he craves - sailing away from it all.

A little kid stranded, growing up in a country town he hates. The locals reckon it's a paradise, but as far as he can see, the only interesting stuff happens to a guy the whole town dismisses as a loser... Ray.

Rayon is the future!

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.