INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION · BUDAPEST · INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Original Stories.
A Company Built Around Them.
Rayofla is an independent production company founded and creatively led by Ray Brown. Based in Budapest, with roots in Los Angeles, I make videos, written stories, and podcasts, build platforms that give voices a home, and develop projects for audiences beyond the place they begin.
Same stories.
New horizons.
Different people.
Brighter conversations.
Photo: Vékony Richard / Pexels
SELECTED WORK
Start With The Work.
A workshop behind an unmarked door. A conversation about Hungary beyond Budapest. A palace heard through a lifetime in music. The work begins with curiosity and becomes something people can watch, read, or hear.
01 / VIDEO & STORY
The Hungarian Guitar Maker
A chance introduction opens a story about craft, independence, and making a living from what you create.
Watch & Read The Story →02 / INTERVIEW & CONTEXT
Ryanair In Budapest
A press conference leads to an interview and a question about the rest of Hungary.
Explore The Story →03 / A LONGER CONVERSATION
Inside Ray’s Circle
Ray in conversation with Grant Boyd-Gibbins about the life, choices, and unexpected turns behind making Hungary home.
Hear The Conversation →A SPACE TO CREATE. THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE MORE.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
More People.
More Possibilities.
Today, I lead and operate Rayofla myself. I’m looking for an independent financial investor who understands the creative and commercial value of what is already being built and wants to help develop its next stage.
The ambition is a working production space, a wider circle of talent, and a focused group of projects with the resources to move from idea to finished work.
A serious conversation starts with the work, the priorities, and what the investment would make possible.
PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHING TOOLS
A Purpose For
Each Platform.
PRODUCTION & COLLABORATION
More People.
More Work
Worth Making.
I have spent years making things myself. I also know the value of bringing the right people together around a project.
I’m building Rayofla into a company where more work can be developed and produced with other creatives: filmmakers, writers, musicians, photographers, and people whose ideas deserve the time and resources to take shape.
That means a practical place to work, clear responsibilities, agreed credits and rights, and a commercial purpose that can support the next production.
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Based In Budapest.
Roots In Los Angeles.
Looking Further.
Good work can begin anywhere. I’m building Rayofla from Budapest with an international outlook. North America is a natural part of that direction, alongside opportunities in other international markets. The aim is to develop work with a clear point of view, understand the audience, and pursue suitable production, publishing, and licensing relationships.
DOCUMENTARY IN DEVELOPMENT
My Father Helped Make The Music. He Also Kept The Cameras Rolling.
Harold Brown, my father, was a founding member and the original drummer of WAR. Alongside the band’s music, he preserved a record of the life around it.
I want to bring that unseen archive into an independent feature documentary, told with the perspective of someone who grew up inside the story. The next stage is to develop the film with experienced documentary collaborators and the funding the material deserves.
Explore The Archive →LET’S MAKE SOMETHING
Have A Production
In Mind?
I welcome conversations about commissioned stories, interviews, films, podcasts, and suitable commercial collaborations. Tell me the subject, who you want to reach, and what you want to make.