Billy Ray Brewton

Billy Ray is an award-winning writer/director for the stage and screen, a film festival professional with over 20-years of experience programming festivals both large and small, and a podcaster who can be heard on some of the most popular film podcasts around. He was the subject of the 2014 documentary, "Skanks", which world premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival. In 2016, Billy Ray made his directorial debut with the award-winning dramatic horror film, "Show Yourself". Since, he served as an associate producer on "The Mortuary Collection", released by Shudder; a producer on the documentary, "Socks on Fire", which took home "Best Documentary" at the Tribeca Film Festival; a producer on the short film, "Pool Shark", which has 100+ million views on YouTube; and is currently producer of "Coroner to the Stars" (world premiering Slamdance 2025), and an associate producer on the upcoming documentary, "Mental Health and Horror". Billy Ray launched Make Believe Theatricals in 2025.