Dakota Ray

DIRECTOR, WRITER, ACTOR

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Dakota Ray (formerly Dakota Bailey) is a Denver based Native American filmmaker/actor/artist known for his gritty and ultra realistic horror/exploitation films that focus primarily on evil, nihilism, and violence. Dakota Ray consistently grows as a filmmaker/actor/artist, and explores a new facet of his film making style with each passing film. Ray considers each film he makes to be a serious artistic endeavor and personal statement. At a young age, Dakota Ray developed an interest in cinema and began making films as a child with a battered camcorder. As Ray grew older, he developed his film making craft through experiential learning.Dakota Ray founded R.A. productions in 2012, and began his career in 2014 with the short film 'Scumbags: A Day in the Life of a Drug Dealer'. Dakota Ray wrote, directed, edited and starred in the short film as Johnny-Ray's character that would later appear in Ray's full length features American Scumbags, and The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag. The short film received notoriety and was played numerous times on Denver Open Media's T.V. Channel. Ray made two more short films in early 2015, ('I Spread Hate Like Herpes' & 'Satan's Coming for You') and In fall 2015, Ray began working on his first full length feature, the shot on VHS heavy metal themed anti film 'My Master Satan: 3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence'. The film was released in early 2016, and polarized critics, with some praising and criticizing it for its VHS aesthetics.In Summer 2016, Ray began working on his second full length feature, a gritty, punk rock themed sleaze film called 'American Scumbags'. American Scumbag featured the acting debuts of Darien Fox, Fred Epstein, and Nick Benning-all actors who would work with Ray throughout his film making career. American Scumbags was released December 2016, and expanded Dakota Ray's following, further establishing Ray's reputation as a filmmaker. American Scumbags played at the April 2017 edition of Cinema Wasteland, and had its Canadian premier at the 2017 edition of Shock Stock. In mid 2017 Ray began working on what would become his third full length feature, the dark and nihilistic horror film The Acid Sorcerer. The Acid Sorcerer is consider to be a turning point in Ray's filmography, due in part to Ray employing a more cinematic approach to film making, and because of the film's darker subject matter. The Acid Sorcerer is also known for its soundtrack from doom metal band Ramesess, as well as its central themes of drugs, addiction, depravity, and dark spirituality. The Acid Sorcerer was released in summer of 2017 and received acclaim and criticism in the independent/underground film scene, further establishing Ray as an entity in the independent film scene. The Acid Sorcerer was screened at Cinema Wasteland in October 2017.In August 2017, Ray began production on his fourth feature, the depraved hardcore punk drug film The Rise & fall of an American Scumbag'. According to Ray, The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag was "one of the hardest film to make" and resulted in the demise of his collaboration with actor Darien Fox. Like The Acid Sorcerer, the film which preceded it, The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag features themes of drugs and depravity, but was the first Dakota Ray film to utilize voice overs. The film's production was completed in December 2017, and the film was released in January 2018 to critical acclaim and praise for its strong narrative. The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag had its Canadian premier in April 2018 at The Shock Stock Film festival.In October 2018, Ray released his fifth full length feature, the Satanic/drug/art film American Antichrist. American Antichrist was filmed from April-September 2018, and features a soundtrack from French occult metal band Fallow. American Antichrist is considered to be one of Dakota Ray's darkest and experimental films. Upon release, American Antichrist polarized film critics. Some praised the film and even went as far calling it Ray's best film, while some prominent underground film reviewers criticized the film and Ray personally. In 2019, American Antichrist played at the April Edition of Cinema Wasteland Film festival, and Dakota Ray kept a low profile for the first half of the year, until May 2019, when Ray announced that he was working on his sixth full length feature film, The Dark Days of Demetrius.The Dark days of Demetrius was released in September 2019, and upon release received acclaim from fans and critics alike. The Dark Days of Demetrius tells the disturbing, and depraved story of two human monsters- a glorified narcissistic serial killer named Demetrius (Dakota Ray), and sadistic and corrupt news reporter Clive (Fred Epstein)-who are both obsessed with fame. The Dark Days of Demetrius eschewed the abstract non-linear type story line that Dakota Ray had perfected with his previous film American Antichrist, and was return to the more narrative driven style of film making, similar to Ray's earlier film, The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag. The Dark days of Demetrius also featured a more lo-fi look, that was reminiscent of Ray's earlier films, such as My Master Satan: 3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence and American Scumbags. The Dark Days of Demetrius was not only praised for its acting performances, direction, and cinematography, but also for its social commentary regarding the corruption of the news media, sensationalism, and the consequential corrosion of moralities.In May 2020, Ray announced that he was working on his seventh full length feature film, 'Sebastian's Unholy Flesh'. Ray described the film as one of his ''most powerful ,experimental and demonic films yet'', and has stated that is it ''absolutely devoid of light.'' The film is slated for release later summer-fall 2020. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Alister C

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Releases by Year

Dakota Ray on average has worked on 1 movies per year from 2015 to 2020. See the full graphs of the number of Dakota Ray movies released per year from 2015 till 2020.

Top Genres

Dakota Ray works mostly in Horror Genre followed by Crime Genre flixes. 71% of Dakota Ray movies are Horror Genre movies. See Top Genres that Dakota Ray worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Dakota Ray has worked on is 6.8.

6.8 / 10

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American Scumbags is the second full length feature by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. The film is a punk rock themed crime film that features three interconnected stories revolving ...

7.9/1070 min

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The Rise and Fall of An American Scumbag is the fourth full length feature from Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. The film is a nihilistic hardcore punk themed drug film featuring five ...

7.7/1050 min

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American Antichrist is an experimental Satanic/drug arthouse film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. American Antichrist takes the viewer on a bizarre, nihilistic, drug fueled trip through Hell.

7.6/1050 min

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My Master Satan: 3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence-the debut feature by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray-is a shot on VHS heavy metal themed horror/dark humor film. The movie features three...

7.3/1070 min

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The Acid Sorcerer-the third film by Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray-is a dark and nihilistic horror film that borders between fiction and reality. The introduces the viewer to a serial ...

6.9/1060 min

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The Dark Days of Demetrius is the sixth full length feature from Denver auteur filmmaker Dakota Ray. The film is a disturbing, lo-fi horror film revolving around the exploits of Demetrius (...

6.4/1060 min

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