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Okay, Mr. Ray!

You're never broke long as you keep trading!

100%(1)Documentary

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.

Directed byAshley Melzer

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 18m
Language
EN
Budget
$35,000

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Ray Lum

Himself

Square Harris

Himself

Ellwood Jenkins

Himself

Victor Bobb

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Ashley Melzer
Produced by
Ashley Melzer
Bill Ferris
Bill Ferris

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