Tammi's Stash Video Pic: Samara's Story

Newsround “The Wrong Trainers- Samara’s Story” Documentary segment

Agency:

CBBC


Director:

Layla Atkinson

Animation:

Trunk
www.trunk.me.uk



For CBBC:

Producer: Kez Margerie

For Trunk

Director/animator: Layla Atkinson
Producer: Richard Barnett






This film was originally made to highlight child poverty in the UK and was shown on BBC’s news show for children.
It is centered around Samara, a little girl with one leg shorter than the other. She is a real life girl who tells the story of herself and her brothers and sisters who all have cerebral palsy.
It is all animation and very childlike as if Samara herself could have been making the drawings.
The message is that 84% of families of children with disabilities are in debt. Things that are necessary for children with disabilities used to be provided by the government but no longer are.

For me, this video stood out amongst the rest because it hits close to home. I can relate with the both the children and the mother who have very difficult roles. I think the technique that the director used in making it almost like a children’s cartoon has simplified the message and really captured the voice of the group being represented. Also, it was a very wise choice to use the little girl’s own voice and words for the message because it forces the viewer to sympathize and relate to this little girl.