Ray Dumas

Películas

Islandia
Director of Photography
Brynja is having the time of her life in a foreign country when all of a sudden her world is turned upside down. She finds herself standing at a crossroad; fight or flight. On her way, she meets women from all over the world that have found themselves in the same situation.
Falls Around Her
Director of Photography
A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not easily left behind.
Poker Night
Director of Photography
While Marty is watching over his parent's home for the weekend, his buddies talk him into hosting a poker night but they don't tell him that the winning prize for the game is a hooker.
Yo declaro la guerra
Director of Photography
Todos los días después de clases, dos grupos de niños juegan a la guerra en el bosque, con armas hechas con palos, juguetes viejos, y cualquier cosa que puedan encontrar. Juegan para divertirse hasta que los lideres de cada grupo empiezan a comportarse como adultos, lo que provoca una espiral de violencia y muerte, convirtiendo lo que es un juego en una autentica guerra.
The Cello
Director of Photography
The sounds of a cello played by a young woman herald the onslaught of puberty and its headaches for a precocious 13 year old boy when he is enrolled in a cello lesson.
La mujer lobo
Steadicam Operator
Tara sufre una enfermedad genética muy rara, cuyos síntomas más evidentes son tener vello por todo el cuerpo. La chica vive en el Circo “Harley Dune's Travelling Freak Show”, que hace un espectáculo itinerante con personas deformes como Tara “la Mujer Lobo”, el Hermafrodita y el Hombre Ladilla. Pero en el fondo Tara es sólo una chica adolescente que suspira por ser normal.
Snow Cat
Director of Photography
A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton. The film is based on a short story written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and adapted by two-time Governor General's award recipient Tim Wynne-Jones.
Jonas and Lisa
Camera Operator
A group of young, working children are terrorized and robbed by their stepfather.
A Nice Day in the Country
Camera Operator
An amorous couple prepares for a picnic in the country. But the man's rage at a stuck doorknob leads to tragedy for both of them.
Blackwood
Camera Operator
This short film studies the works of one of Canada's greatest contemporary etchers - Newfoundland-born David Blackwood. The artist himself guides viewers through a step-by-step explanation of the etching process. Scenes of his hometown, examples of his own work and vivid tales of an old mariner recall the tragic seal hunts and a way of life that has now vanished.
Propaganda Message
Camera Operator
A cartoon film about the whole heterogeneous mixture of Canada and Canadians, and the way the invisible adhesive called federalism makes it all cling together. That the dissenting voices are many is made amply evident, in English and French. But this animated message also shows that Canadians can laugh at themselves and work out their problems objectively.
The Bear's Christmas
Camera Operator
This short cartoon tells the story of a bear who didn’t believe in Christmas. His main problem with this most magical of holidays? Too many Santas. How would he ever recognize the real one? Alone, out of a job, he goes to drown his sorrows, but back in his lonely room, for all his doubts, the Christmas spirit makes a surprise call.
Christmas at Moose Factory
Additional Camera
A study of life at Christmas time in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of children's crayon drawings and narrated by children.