Ray Smiling

Director Ray Smiling writes: “Jayson Tatum, star of the Boston Celtics. Defending NBA champion. Olympic gold medalist. Your guy is living the dream of several million NBA-obsessed kids. And then… injury in the playoffs. It’ll likely take a year til he can play again. Surgery. Recovery. Reconditioning. He’ll have to relearn how to walk. Brutal. Recovery is destabilizing. You obsess over time. Project yourself into the past and future. Try to escape the limitations of the now. Highs, lows, cursing your body. Hell. The driving force of this piece was externalizing that experience and showing Jayson transcend it. Could we flip a classic sports movie montage into a representation of that internal journey?” Mother x Amica Director: Ray Smiling @raythedestroyer Prod Co: d7 @wearedivision7 MDs: Kamila Prokop @kamilaprokop & David Richards Founders: Patrick Milling-Smith @patrickmillingsmith & Brian Carmody @bcarmo COO: Andrew Colón @andrewbriancolon Producer: Gillian Altman @gjaltman Brand: Amica Agency: Mother @mothernewyork CCO: Oriel Davis-Lyons CD: Patrick Horton @patrickmhorton Agency Producer: Liv Imperatore @livimp EP: Jimmy Wade @thejimmywade CD: Edward Miller @edwardgmiller CD: Rachel Hayashi @tropicalrachel CD: Jessica Mastorides Account: Nicole Rousseau @nicolerousseau17 Account: Jake Thorndike @jet2408 Media Partnerships: Paul Furia @paulfuria Line Producer: Sheena Dolce @sdolcevita PM: Steve Oare @oldharborprods PCs: Adam Whaley-Tobin, Kaitlin Caulfield DOP: Drew Wehde @andrewwehde 1st AD: Peter Jackson PD: Audrey Ledoux DOP: Jeremy Snell @jeremysnell 1st AD: Gabriel Blom @gabrielblom Casting: Slate Casting @slatecasting Wardrobe: Nicole Coakley @nicolecoakleystylist Hair: Rebecca Serra @rebeccaserrastyle MUA: L Sher Williams MUA: Angela Marinis @msangelamarinis MUA: Jean Carney MUA: Sherryn Lynne Smith @sherrynlynne Edit Company: Cartel @cartel.tv Editor: Eddie Ringer @thedeadringer VFX House: Chroma @chroma__creative VFX Producer: Andy Hamill Colorist: Joseph Bicknell @josephbicknell Music Company: King Lear Music & Sound @kinglearlondon Music: Fergus Martin Audio House: Heard City @heardcity

Kamikaze 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 

During a fashion shoot, pro model/amateur photographer Knives, becomes embroiled in the imploding relationship of Max, a self-absorbed influencer, and his girlfriend Lily, a controlling fine art photographer. As tensions rise between the couple, Knives documents their crumbling dynamic. But, what begins as a glamor descends into an examination of how we all define ourselves.

Watch Now on Film Shortage + YouTube Channel [links in bio] Writer & Director: Ray Smiling @raythedestroyer 

Cast: Dominique Babineaux @addictedtodom , Waylon Rose @waylonrose , Clementine Chalfant @clementinechalfant , Alexis De La Rosa @delabae_ , Kaleb Mulugeta @comegetkaleb , Sonja Johnson @blaquetie 

Producers: David Richards, Nick Stergiou newyorkernicky
Executive Producers: Kamila Prokop @kamilaprokop , Patrick Milling Smith @patrickmillingsmith 

Director of Photography: Timothy Jensen @timothysjensen 
1st Assistant Camera: Caleb Pulzer
2nd Assistant Camera/Media Manager: Kyra Kilfeather

First Assistant Director: Rhi Collins @sol_rhi 
Second Assistant Director: Roman Ceasar @_.luvroman 
Production Manager: Gillian Altman @gjaltman 

Editor: Sam Ostrove @samostrove 
Edit House: Cabin Edit @cabinedit 
Casting Director: Studio Bauman @studio_bauman 
Costume Designer: Sarah Daniella @sarahdaniellastyle 
Hair & Makeup: Lauren Citera @caughtredhanded 
Gaffer: Jode Sparks @jode_sparks 
Key Grip: Abby Goyea @goyeaaa 
Color: Black Smith FX @blacksmithvfx 
Colorist: Mikey Pehanich @mikeypackage 
Sound Mixer: Colin Ziemer @colinziemer 
Mix: 750 mph @750_mph 
Mixer: Jake Ashwell @jake.ashwell 
Additional Stills Photography: Adam Tetzloff @downtownatdawn , Soraya Zaman @sorayatzaman 
Score: Justin Schweitzer

Thanks: @wearedivision7 
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Very very excited to share the trailer for my new short THE STRANGE PERFORMANCES AT THE CHURCH. It’ll be premiering @_credo23_ Credo23 Film Fest, a celebration of films made entirely by human hands. No AI, no algorithms, no slop. Just the messy, weird, naked confessions of brains left to wrangle with the blank page. Excited for you all to see THE STRANGE PERFORMANCES AT THE CHURCH, horrified to learn what I’ve unconsciously divulged in the making of it. writer/director: 🙋🏾‍♂️ Executive Producers: David Richards, @kamilaprokop , @patrickmillingsmith Producer: @jcjtattoos Casting Director: @alit64 Editor: Ot Orn Arenbach Cast: @imrogertherabbit , @addictedtodom , @hdog_2002 , @morathanenough , @cloudratgrind , @twig.lips Director of Photography: @tylerclark.dpx 1st AC: @iglesiasdp Gaffer: @cole_frasher Key Grip: @felrus Electric Grip: @saceni Film Loader: @conversejosh52 Color: Chroma VFX Colorist: @adamclarkecolour Hair & Makeup: @shannonrodriguezartistry Sound: @colinziemer Additional Mixing: @bbatiste Production Design: @carcarcaroline Production Assistant: Hector Valentine Thanks: @wearedivision7 , @ceciliachien , Chroma VFX, @mannycaston , @jadaganim

Fuck it, Catholic themed charity Jell-O wrestling and hot dog eating contest highlights.

Excited to bring The Strange Performances at The Church to the mountains for The Mammoth Lakes Film Festival! Looking forward to confusing and annoying the old and young alike with this tale of fame, fate, family, and polytheism.

A month of cute tingz, film festival shenanigans, throwback cultures, and sacred texts

Proud to be a juror for @newyorkfestivals Baked In NY advertising awards-celebrating ad work made in NYC. I’ll personally be looking for daring, innovative work commemorating Brooklyn/Queens day. Anything that slanders The Bronx and/or Staten Island. As well as the most creative shoutouts to quarter waters, Skelly, Jamaican beef patties as breakfast food, and the Diplomats vs. Lox Verzus battle from 2021. No clue what criteria the other jurors will be using. Official entry deadline is April 23.

Things that happened since my camera broke; checked in with the OG haters, OG house music enjoyers, musical misanthropes, Boston religious fanatics, Boston houses of worship, brutal flights, brutalist architecture luminescent ladies, and Arthur Jafa screw sets.

A bunch of memories from an undisclosed amount of time featuring harbingers of DOOM, messengers from the deep, battlegrounds, training grounds, warriors, vermin, and a two stage admin reveal

Director’s cut of this spot for US Bank x The Clippers. Think Jordan & Pippen. LeBron & Wade. Russ & KD. US Bank and their customers. Economic prosperity. Teamwork. Wild pick n rolls. It’s all there if you’re willing to look. Heard Marx and Engels ran a nasty two man game at the Rucker in ‘96, but that’s a different story of finance and hoops. Director: 🙋🏾‍♂️ Managing Directors: Kamila Prokop @kamilaprokop & David Richards Founders: Patrick Milling-Smith @patrickmillingsmith & Brian Carmody Producer: Gillian Altman @gjaltman Production Company: d7 @wearedivision7 Client: US Bank @usbank Producer: Giovanna Giangregorio @giovannag12 AD: Boma Pennebaker @bomap DOP: Drew Daniels @drewalandaniels PD: Tyler Evans @rtylerevans HMU: Tara Loren @taraloren Stylist: Janet Haase @janois Starring: Brook Lopez @brookiethewookie11 Chetin Gole @pieceofchet Menaka Apana @m_enaka Agency: SuperGood @gosupergood Creative Direction: Bob Winter @bobbywinter Creatives: Jong Yeu Wu @itsyaboijong Aaron Marshall @marshallpdx21 Producer: Emily Cabral @emilita44 Edit: Whitehouse Productions @whitehousepost Editor: Nick Oneil @nick0neill Assistant Editor: Ava Blaugh @avablaugh Music: Interlude Sounds @interlude.sounds Color: Alter Ego @alteregopost Colorist: Eric Whipp @eric_whipp

Went to the clown convention, everyone said they admired your work and you’re a daily inspiration.

A month of shopping for dominatrix accoutrements, hanging out with MMA legends, candy speakeasys, film festival mugshots, lessons in mesmerism, hot girl crypto, and lethal babies