Directing

Dakota Ray

Paris, France

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, drugs, nihilism, religion, immorality, death, violence, scumbags, and serial killers. 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. Some of Ray's best known works include "Sebastian's Unholy Flesh '(2020), 'American Antichrist' (2018), 'The Acid Sorcerer' (2017), and 'American Scumbags' (2016). To date, Dakota Ray has written, directed, and starred in seven films, including 1: My Master Satan:3 Tales of Drug Fueled Violence (2015) 2: American Scumbags (2016) 3: The Aid Sorcerer (2017) 4: The Rise and Fall of an American Scumbag (2017) 5: American Antichrist (2018) 6: The Dark Days of Demetrius (2019) 7: Sebastian's Unholy Flesh (2020) 8: Dante's Shadow of Sin (2021)