'It showed everyone what it was like in lockdown and how we felt': exploring short film-making with children to produce public health research dissemination

Laura Basterfield; Hannah Batten; Kathryn L Weston; Naomi L Burn; Brook Galna; Helen Ferguson; Scott Wilson; Claire Rimington; Kiz Crosbie

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckaf105

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'It showed everyone what it was like in lockdown and how we felt': exploring short film-making with children to produce public health research dissemination

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'It showed everyone what it was like in lockdown and how we felt': exploring short film-making with children to produce public health research dissemination

Laura Basterfield, Hannah Batten, Kathryn L Weston, Naomi L Burn, Brook Galna, Helen Ferguson, Scott Wilson, Claire Rimington and Kiz Crosbie

European journal of public health, Vol.35(4), pp.803-805

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf105

PMID: 40574327

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Abstract

Creative participation may allow children involved in health research to better describe their experience. Using participatory methods, we co-produced a short film with children to express their experiences of the COVID-19 lockdowns and as participants in health research conducted around the pandemic. Thirteen children (10-11 years) from an area of deprivation in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, worked with theatre practitioners to develop their spoken and written reflections and memories into a script. The subsequent short film (https://tinyurl.com/YoungSciComms) was perceived by classmates as an accurate and entertaining representation of their experiences. Film-making with children can facilitate effective peer-led communication in public health research.

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Title: 'It showed everyone what it was like in lockdown and how we felt': exploring short film-making with children to produce public health research dissemination
Authors/Creators: Laura Basterfield - Newcastle University
Hannah Batten - Newcastle University
Kathryn L Weston - University of Strathclyde
Naomi L Burn - University of South Australia
Brook Galna - Murdoch University, Centre for Healthy Ageing
Helen Ferguson - Mortal Fools, Ashington, United Kingdom
Scott Wilson - Wansbeck General Hospital
Claire Rimington - Wansbeck General Hospital
Kiz Crosbie - Wansbeck General Hospital
Publication Details: European journal of public health, Vol.35(4), pp.803-805
Publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association.
Number of pages: 3
Grant note: EngageFMS at Newcastle University
Identifiers: 991005791873407891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Healthy Ageing; School of Allied Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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