Ray Crites

Screenwriter, Author and Producer

Spokane Valley, Washington

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About Ray

Ray Crites is a fearless screenwriter, author, and producer based in the Pacific Northwest, known for diving headfirst into the raw, unfiltered chaos of the human condition. His work doesn’t just explore trauma, resilience, and emotional fracture -- it grabs you by the throat and makes you feel every damn beat.

His latest feature, Trigger (2025), is a devastating drama about a war-torn soldier grappling with PTSD, a broken VA system, and the guilt of surviving when others didn’t. Slumber (2025) strips things down to a quiet, intimate short exploring the milestones of a relationship with aching simplicity. Evergreen (2025) captures a young boy’s fight for identity, love, and courage in a world that doesn’t make it easy.

And then there’s Banshee (2025)—a harrowing descent into the fractured mind of Tina, a recovering addict and mother clawing her way through trauma, poverty, and a broken system. When her daughter vanishes under mysterious circumstances, Tina is thrust into a nightmarish spiral of guilt, corruption, and buried secrets. As the cops close in and her past threatens to devour her, Tina must face the ultimate question: Is she a victim… or the monster they all fear?

Driven by an unapologetic commitment to character and truth, Ray Crites crafts stories that leave a mark—raw, emotional, and unshakably human.

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TRIGGER Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama After surviving a brutal roadside ambush in Afghanistan, a battle-scarred soldier returns home -- only to face his real enemies: PTSD, a broken VA system, and the guilt of his best friend’s suicide. As his grip on reality unravels, one desperate act threatens to destroy the only thing he has left... himself.
EVERGREEN Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When a bullied high school outcast falls hard for a troubled goth girl, only to watch her fall for the charms of his sadistic alpha-bro tormentor, he makes a fateful decision that could rip their whole f'ng world apart. This is not your average coming-of-RAGE-story!
BANSHEE Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama When her daughter vanishes overnight, a drug-addicted single mother claws her way through the underbelly of a corrupt town to unravel a tangled web of abuse, trafficking, and betrayal -- leaving only a trail of blood and reckoning in her wake.

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Slumber (2025)
Film (short) by Ray Crites (Short) Screenwriter SLUMBER follows a couple's journey through life's stages—from playful childhood to peaceful old age—as glimpsed through tender moments beneath a simple white sheet, highlighting the timeless cycle of love and companionship.
The Illinois Central Ft. Lee Carleton (Music Video) (2015)
Video by Ray Crites (Music) Producer / Editor
Twist - Return to The Knitting Factory (2015)
Video by Ray Crites (Music) Producer / Director / Editor
Twist - Live at Showalter Hall (2014)
Video by Ray Crites (Music) Producer / Director / Editor
Twist - Live at The Hop (2014)
Video by Ray Crites (Music) Producer / Director / Editor
Twist - Live at EWU (2014)
Video by Ray Crites (Music) Producer / Director / Editor
Twist - Live at The Knitting Factory (2014)
Video by Ray Crites (Music) Producer / Director / Editor
Homecoming (2014)
by Ray Crites (Short) Screenwriter
Springfield: Salvation of the Wolves (2013)
by Ray Crites (Drama) Screenwriter
Viewer Discretion (1999)
Film (short) by Ray Crites (Short) Writer / Producer / Director
The Pride of Lions (1999)
Theater by Ray Crites (Drama) Playwright