Shy Bairns Get Nowt

A food bank, located in the West End of Newcastle, was giving food parcels to 1000 people per week. The documentary primarily followed 'Barry' as he used this food bank. We get to know Barry more and more as the documentary goes on and we build up a closer depiction of what he is going through. Other people who use the foodbank and help there are also interviewed throughout the documentary. It represents these people's reality in a way that evokes a response in you, which I believe art should do. Food poverty is a hidden aspect of society that can affect anyone. The title 'Shy Bairns Get Nowt' is a Geordie proverb meaning if you don't ask you don't get anything. How much that applies to the people who would rather starve than use a foodbank or a wider acknowledgement of the Shy Bairns of society that are ignored is anyone's guess.

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