Kids win UK award for supermarket plea film

A FILM made by Castlemilk schoolchildren frustrated by the lack of a local supermarket has won a prestigious national award.

It’s Just Not Fair!, by talented P4 pupils at Castleton Primary, picked up the Best Documentary Audience Choice award at the 2020 Into Films Awards, which celebrate exceptional talent from children and young people aged between five and 19 in the UK.

Teacher Kirsty Wilkie, who runs the school’s film club, said: “My heart is bursting with pride.”

The film grew out of the pupils’ frustration over not having a supermarket in their area and turned into a rallying cry to companies such as Tesco, Morrison’s and Lidl.

Through song and artwork, the clever pupils reveal that the nearest supermarket is more than an hour’s walk away and costs almost £ 10 to get to by taxi.

The children voice concerns from parents, including the lack of fresh produce and baby goods, and their annoyance over the assumption that most families have cars. it

It ends with an appeal to all big supermarket chains across the country to listen to their plight and build a supermarket on derelict land near the school.

Ms Wilkie said: “This has been a momentous year for our school and especially for P4K.

“Their vision and delivery of the documentary exceeded all our expectations and they have been and continue to be rightly rewarded for all of their hard work.

“They have displayed that we must all work together to have a voice for all and that equity is the key to better life chances. All of Castleton Primary are delighted the children’s voices will be heard – and hopefully someone will listen.”

Children’s author and actor David Walliams announced the winners in a virtual ceremony, which replaced the live event planned for Leicester Square earlier this year. You can watch It’s Just Not Fair! on YouTube at https:// www. youtube. com/ watch? v= z_ 6tMc98rBM