POOR KIDS
directed by: Jezza Neuman
Thesis
children were having to struggle and manage what they can because there parents where having a hard time getting a job or not managing money well which led to them being poor
Purpose
The Purpose of this Documentary was to understand the things children in there family go through as a poor family. The documentary poor kids focuses on the children and the advantages and disadvantages giving to them growing up as a poor family. The images shown in this Documentary was to show people that we could have been in there situation living like them but where not and would should appreciate the things we do have because there are others who don't have much.
Achieving the purpose
Neuman's documentary achieve's the message he is trying to get across by letting three children Brittany, Kaylie, And Johnny explain the life that they live as a poor family.
Brittany
Brittany who is living in a home with her family and having to sleep in a room with no window and no sheets on the bed and very little clothes while her father is struggling to get a job and mother is not only sick but is also pregnant only having the advantage of being in a food program where she brings food home over the weekend so that she has something to eat.
Kaylie
Kaylie lives with her mother and brother and helps her mom bring money i the house by collecting cans and her brother cuts neighbors grass to give money to their mom while mom struggles paying for the bills her check is enough to cover the rent kaylie and her family moves from houses to hotels room constantly because they struggle with money kaylie isn't able to go to school and get an education because she moves often from house to hotel.
Johnny
Johnny and his family lives in a homeless shelter because his dads business went down the drain do to recession which cause them to become poor only grabbing what they can to fit in the car and leaving the rest behind. Johnny's mother and dad had to travel two hours out to go work at a factory in order to make money for their family to survive also bringing the kids along because they where not old enough to stay in the homeless shelter by them self and they had to follow the rules. Johnny's advantages that he had was education, dreams of football, and family
Conclusion
After watching this documentary it made appreciate things more and be thankful for what I have and to not complain all the time. This had an affect on me because i understand what there going threw because there have been times my family did not always have a lot and with it being just me, my sister, and mom; and my mom not being able to bring in money to the house which made things hard for us and all we had was education and sports to keep us happy and knowing that someday things will get better. I believe that this Documentary makes its point very well on showing people that every little thing counts in life no matter how small it is we need to appreciate things cause some don't have at all.
source
Neuman, Jezza, dir. Poor Kids. Frontline, 2014. Film