Selected documentary projects


Football For Peace
Football For Peace charity joins forces with English football clubs and supermarket Aldi for new national Food Drive campaign – delivering Wembley Stadium’s 500,000 items of surplus food to communities in need”

Director / Camera / Editor - Adam Ryzman
Producer - Matt Wood for Spark TV


A Safe Home - Danielle's Story - Crisis

Danielle fled a violently abusive relationship. In this film, she shares her story with a group of MPs at Westminster and calls for changes to the law regarding the treatment of people experiencing domestic abuse.

Editor / Camera / Producer - Adam Ryzman


Into the light - Trailer


A short film about 7 girls growing up in Kolkata and the lack and need for education and social autonomy that they face.

Screened at Kolkata Int. Film Festival, Bangalore Int. Film Festival, Mumbai Int. Film Festival, Crystal Palace Int. Film Festival.

Nominations and awards - Winner of Best short doc - Bangalore Int. Film Festival Winner of Best short doc - Kolkata Int. Film Festival.

Click here for full length film

Director / Camera / Editor - Adam Ryzman
Producer / Editor - Ed Francis


Owen’s story - Crisis
A story of hope during the pandemic. Owen describes his experience of homelessness and how Crisis have helped him.

Editor / Producer - Adam Ryzman




My Secret Heart
An emotional short doc about the lives of several UK Muslim women and their struggles to come to terms with the cultural and religious differences that they face whilst having a relationship outside of their faith.

Director/Editor/Camera - Adam Ryzman
Producer/Director/Editor - Zara Afzal

Edmonton - Anti-Knife Crime
Young people in Enfield discuss their local area and what issues they would like the council to focus on and change. At the time of filming, this area had the highest percentage of young people dying on the streets due to knife crime in the country.

Director/Editor/Camera - Adam Ryzman
Producer - Rob Cowan


Giant Fire Challenge FAIL | Outsiders: Gone Wild | Dave
David Mitchell challenges his merry band of twisted firestarters to work together and create flames using nothing but sweat, swear words, and a supersized bow drill.

Series Producer: Dean Griffiths
Producer Director: Adam Ryzman
Digital Producer for UKTV: Jasper Wilkins


The Lister Fertility Clinic Turns 30 - HCA
This short doc tells the story of Lister Clinic, pioneers of fertility treatment.

Editor - Adam Ryzman
Producer - Captive Minds




Domestic Abuse campaign - Crisis
Actors and Crisis volunteers Imelda Staunton and Emily Beecham join domestic abuse campaigner David Challen and domestic abuse survivor Danielle to call on the government to guarantee a safe, permanent home for people fleeing domestic abuse.

Editor / Producer - Adam Ryzman


Age Concern Campaign film
Created to raise awareness about the advantages of a healthy diet as an elderly person in Hackney. I had a great day interviewing various pensioners about their experiences and expectations of growing old and keeping healthy. Some useful tips.

Editor / Camera / Producer - Adam Ryzman


Young Arab Voices
Short film introducing a new generation of journalists from North Africa who are attending an event in Canary Wharf.

Self-Shooting PD - Adam Ryzman
Produced by Grain Media

 


Al Jazeera documentary - Seeds of Inspiration
Determined to stop the desert from swallowing up their country, two Sudanese inventors decide to take part in a television competition for inventors to raise awareness and investment in their dream - Sudan's first and only agricultural drone company.

Director - Lucy Provan
Editor - Adam Ryzman


Autumn Appeal - Crisis
Meet Sam, Luke, Craig and Lee, co-creators of our Autumn Appeal, which was a mail-out and online campaign designed to raise funds. This film tells the story of how Crisis helped the 4 contributors move on from their experiences of homelessness.

Editor / Camera / Producer - Adam Ryzman


Extinction Rebellion - Meet the scientists
Short doc about the scientists that support the Extinction Rebellion movement.

Editor / Camera - Adam Ryzman
Producer - Lisa Dunn










Debt Shadows
Short documentary about the tyranny of living with payday Loans. This film tells the stories of 2 people's struggles to keep up with their payday loan payments.

Director - Daniel James Baldwin
Editor - Adam Ryzman


Timelines - A Portrait of Roland Jarvis
Roland was an artist in the long French Cubist tradition. Along with painting he made vast junk sculptures and extraordinary animations. He also happened to be a master horologist. He died in 2016 at the age of 90.

Director - Mark French
Editors - Adam Ryzman and Remy Lamont


Millfields OMG Theatre Group
Short film documenting the rehearsal process of 30 young people and their mentors in the run-up to the opening of a piece of musical theatre that would act as a showcase to their various performing talents.

Director/Editor/Camera - Adam Ryzman
Producer - Rob Cowan