With studio titles like the recent Miss You Already, Revolver and The Devil’s
Double to his name, London born actor Mem Ferda is very much a Hollywood
player. However, this modest British talent, hasn’t forgotten the importance of
supporting low budget British Independent Filmmakers.

Nowhere is this more evident than his latest lead role in the 23rd Raindance Film
Festival selected feature My Hero. Here we see Mem deliver a stand-out, riveting
performance as, cockney, drug-dealing, gangster-florist, Simon Flowers.
The film which is based on a true story about a small time criminal who goes on
the run with a neglected nine year old girl, was shot in costal towns Margate and
Ramsgate on a very low budget.

Ferda commented ‘My Hero, is distinctly British. I made a promise to myself that I
would always support British indie films with great scripts, and this was certainly
the perfect fit. I hadn’t ever filmed at a seaside town before and once I read the
endearing script I was hooked. I admired the drive and commitment of all involved
and wanted to give my best to the role of Simon Flowers’.

Cast: Nate Wiseman, Mem Ferda and Alexandra Newick.
Producer: Nate Wiseman and Kat Gellin
Director: Robert Osman, Nate Wiseman
Check it out on Facebook.

Mem Ferda as Simon Flowers the unhinged drug dealer vying for power.

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By Rudie Obias

Lives in Brooklyn, New York. He's a freelance writer interested in cinema, pop culture, sex lifestyle, science fiction, and web culture. His work can be found at Mental Floss, Movie Pilot, UPROXX, ScreenRant, Battleship Pretension and of course Shockya.com.

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