Skint

Award Winning films from Cornwall Film Festival

Skint |  Dir Cora Bissett, Corey Campbell, Jenni Fagan, James Price, Lisa Clarkson |  2022  |  UK  |  Documentary |  1h 47m

SKINT is a collection of seven dramatic individual stories of poverty. Curated by Lisa McGee, creator of Derry Girls and actor and director Peter Mullan.

At a time when 14.5 million people in the UK are living in relative poverty and 2.4 million people, including half a million children, are destitute, SKINT tells the story of the actual, lived experiences of those in poverty and challenges the often-negative media stereotypes about what it means to be poor.  All the writers and directors on SKINT are from a deprived socio-economic background.  Released in partnership with The Poverty Alliance.