Official ABOUT RAY Trailer Witness the first ABOUT RAY trailer! The film, directed by Gaby Dellal, stars Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, Tate Donovan, and Susan Sarandon. ABOUT RAY will be released in theaters on September 18. Family living under one roof in New York must deal with a life-changing transformation by one that ultimately affects them all. Ray is a teenager who has come to the realization that she isn’t meant to be a girl and has decided to transition from female to male. His single mother, Maggie, must track down Ray’s biological father to get his legal consent to allow Ray’s transition. Dolly, Ray’s lesbian grandmother, is having a hard time accepting that she now has a grandson. They must each confront their own identities and learn to embrace change and their strength as a family in order to ultimately find acceptance and understanding.