Trisha Ray is an independent producer, screenwriter, filmmaker, actress, editor, sound designer, and charcoal artist.
In 2022, Ray finished the pilot episode of her 8-episode comedy series RECAST starring Lorelei Linklater, Eric Roberts, San Banarje and Harry S. Murphy, but production got stalled due to the Sag-Aftra strike. Filming revived in 2025.
Films
During her freshman year, while in California working at a printing press, Ray used her free time to complete her first feature-length screenplay Hola Armando and decided to quit school to pursue film production. She started interning for different production companies and learned every aspect of film production from being on set as a runner or production assistant, editor's help, demonstrator of new software and technologies at mall showrooms, until she was hired by a television network as an in-house producer.
In winter 2009, Ray and Banarje wrote a psychological thriller titled Bodhisattva, with Soumitra Chatterjee in the title role.Interview with Soumitra Chatterjee and Trisha Ray about Bodhisattva by 'Telegraph India' Ray wanted to play the role of Maya, but director San Banarje was not convinced by Ray's performance at the rehearsals and gave her the first day of shoot to prove herself, while looking for other actors to replace her on the second day. Her first day of shoot impressed the director and she did not need to get replaced. The entire film was shot in the home of Ray's mother who stayed in one room with their family pup Kalia until the day's shoot was over.NPR's Bob Stevenson chats with San and Trisha about 'Bodhisattva'
In 2013, she co-wrote the thriller The Shadow Behind You, with San Banarje. This was followed by the 2013 Fall film Artisse written by Brian Stewart, that she directed. In winter 2013, she co-produced, and edited the dramedy Sex, Marriage and Infidelity for director-writer Richard Finger, starring actors Charlie O'Connell, Shannon Tweed, and her daughter with Gene Simmons, Sophie Simmons. All three films were released in 2014.
In 2015, Ray co-wrote the feature A Curry on an American Plate with the film's director San Banarje. The film starred Rick Fox, Charlie O'Connell and Andrea Guasch. In 2018 and 2019, Ray wrote and directed the thriller 6 Rounds of Chloe with Kamala Lopez and San Banarje in lead roles, and Alexandra Goel in the title role of Chloe. In 2020, Ray and San started their comedy series RECAST. The show, that was to shoot in Los Angeles, had to be delayed due to coronavirus, and filming started in November 2020 in Houston.
Filmography Year Title Creadited as Role Notes Director Producer Writer Editor Actor2000 Flipped 2004 Rebecca on the Phone Short film2005 Closure Short film2006 Bleep Love 2006 Bong Connection 2007 Money Ira 2007 Federal Case 2008 Stanislavski in September Short film2008 Train Short film2009 Sugarbaby 2009 Terracotta hitchhiker Short film2009 Bodhisattva Maya 2010 Cleaning Up Short film2011 Inside Out 2011 The Nowhere Son Asha 2011 Marcha Atras Short film2012 Detect Early Save Life PSA2013 Physiotherapy Short film2014 Artisse 2015 The Shadow Behind You Maggie 2015 Sex, Marriage and Infidelity also casting director2017 A Curry on an American Plate also casting director2017 Orphan Train also casting director2018 6 Rounds of Chloe also casting director2020 Recast also casting director
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