Rest in Peace
Ray Gatchalian
A beloved friend whose light continues to shine. His original website is preserved and embedded below so that his voice, work, and spirit remain present within Good Day Productions.
In loving memory
Ray’s original website is now archived right here on this site in its own folder so it will always be available.
You can browse it below or open it in a new tab.
Ray Gatchalian Salute – Video Collection
A special collection of videos honoring Ray. Watch and share these tributes.
YouTube Playlist
Full playlist of videos connected to Ray and the spirit of Good Day Productions.
Open Ray Gatchalian Playlist →Film history — the public record
Finished work first. Then footage never released as a titled picture. Then work left unfinished at his death. Then credits that are not films he directed. Pictures made about him are listed last, separately.
Finished
Unheard Voices (1990) — Producer and videographer. Co-producer Nancy Juliber. Pax Global. About 16 minutes. Children of the Salvadoran civil war. Screened for members of Congress. Helped move wounded children to the U.S. for surgery. DVD at Wheaton College / Buswell Library.
Footage not released as a commercial title
Ground Zero / 9-11 firefighter footage (2001) — Cameraman. Shot for Oakland Fire Department training and a fundraiser for widows and children of firefighters and police. No commercial title found.
Kellogg fellowship field tapes (1980s–90s) — Interviewer / cameraman. Travel interviews with activists worldwide. No single public feature title.
Unfinished at his death (May 2003)
Tibet — restoration of Buddhist monasteries. Mongolia — street children. Cuba — a planned peace walk. Named in the Chronicle obituary. Not released. Do not list fake years or running times.
Not films he directed
SimCity 2000 (1993–95) — special technical assistance, Oakland Fire Department. The Crystal Skull (1996) — location photography. Fire Ruin Renewal (2011 IMDb cinematographer line) — Ray had been gone eight years; treat as archival or a bad database line until confirmed.
Made in his honor — not his filmography
The Light You Left Behind (2026) — Dir. Domingo Corral / Good Day Productions. About 7 min 38 sec. Musical tribute using Ray’s own footage. A salute, not a substitute for Unheard Voices.
Keepsakes — Bomberos / Fruitvale ofrenda
Two downloads for the altar. The large print is a memorial composite — Ray’s shrine photograph with the 9-11 structure placed behind the wall. It is not a photograph taken at Ground Zero.
