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.
Directing | Ashley Melzer | Director |
Production | Ashley Melzer | Producer |
Editing | Bridgette Cyr | Editor |
Visual Effects | Rodgers Dameron | Animation |
Sound | Jake Xerxes Fussell | Music |
Sound | Jonathan Henderson | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Judy Peiser | Sound Recordist |
Production | Bill Ferris | Producer |