'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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Basterfield, Laura and Batten, Hannah and Weston, Kathryn L. and Burn, Naomi L. and Galna, Brook and Ferguson, Helen and Wilson, Scott and Rimington, Claire and Crosbie, Kiz (2025) '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. European Journal of Public Health, 35 (4). pp. 803-805. ckaf105. ISSN 1464-360X (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf105)

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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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Basterfield, Laura, Batten, Hannah, Weston, Kathryn L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-6389, Burn, Naomi L., Galna, Brook, Ferguson, Helen, Wilson, Scott, Rimington, Claire and Crosbie, Kiz;
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