Raymond Rea is a filmmaker and writer*. His work often challenges assumptions, hints at theatricality, and uses a raw LoFi aesthetic to address complexities. Ray's film work has screened widely including the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Light Field (SF), San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival (Frameline), BFI, London; Translations, Seattle; Lost & Found, Amsterdam; Outfest, Los Angeles; Inside Out, Toronto; Mix Mexico; Mix NYC; New Fest, NYC; Out on Screen, Vancouver; Inside Out, Toronto; Reeling, Chicago; Hamburg LGBT Film Festival; Melbourne GLBT Film Festival; Union Docs, Brooklyn, ATA, San Francisco; Flex Fest; and The Nightingale, as well as other national and international venues. His interactive work screened at the Plains Art Museum as part of the ND Human Rights Arts Festival. Ray's writing has been produced at EXIT Stage Left and EXIT Mainstage in San Francisco and at Theatre B in Minnesota.

I am an active and award-winning tenured professor in film/video production. I have also repeatedly taught film history & criticism courses, and have worked with GLBT students and faculty members on various campuses and in varied college systems.

Raymond Rea is a filmmaker and writer. His plays have been produced at EXIT Stage Left, EXIT Mainstage, and EXIT on Taylor (all in San Francisco). Ray's most recent play, The Sweet New, was produced in regular season by Theatre B (Fargo, ND) His film and video work has screened nationally and internationally. He now teaches film/video production in Northern Minnesota.

Raymond Rea is a brilliant Moorhead, Minnesota based filmmaker who specializes in personal documentary and experimental movies. He is also an instructor in the Film Studies program at Minnesota State University Moorhead. His personal journey and his films are often intertwined to great affect.