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"At the last, only the primitive blood remains, alive, but robbed of its strongest and most promising elements.
This residue is the Fellah type." - Oswald Spengler







John Ryder - Actor / Director / Producer/Sound
I started my professional life as an Actor. Graduating from Middlesex Poly in 1990 I worked in Fringe and Touring Theatre for years and made my film debut in 1994.
Alongside this I worked as a Stage Manager and Technician.
(The Comedy Store, BBC London, Globe Theatre.)
I moved full time into film in 2005 and set up Fellaheen Films to bring all the elements I'd learned under one banner. My first short film 'The Service Industry' won a Hitchcock Award as Writer/Director.
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In 2010 I started working with Flame CCR Radio and have produced over a dozen series and more than 100 shows including :
Voices and Verses (2011) - CBC Award 2012 (Innovative Use of Radio)
Pilgrim's Progress (2012-13) - Shortlisted for a Jerusalem Award 2014.
I also host the Flame CCR Youtube channel.
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For the past dozen years I also Freelance as location Sound Recordist and have done Feature Films, Shorts, Music Videos, Webseries, Tv Documentary, Commercials etc etc etc.​​​​
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Adam McGrath - 1st Assistant Director
Adam has worked with Fellaheen Films since the very beginning as a 1st AD, sometimes as Cameraman and reluctantly as an Actor.
He Directed his first short film 'Leytonstone Blues' in 2006 and also works with Flame CCR as a Stills Photographer.