Nadiya Parkar, a student, has created a documentary called "The Big MiSTEAK" about how rising food prices can affect people's health. The documentary follows Nadiya as she discovers that unhealthy foods are often cheaper than healthier options. It also includes interviews with students, her school's headteacher, and a biology expert. The documentary is gaining popularity on social media ahead of its release.

1. DRAFT
11/01/2016 – NADIYA PARKAR
IS RAISIN THE PRICESOF FOOD REALLY AFFECTINGOUR HEALTH? WE SPEAK TO NADIYA PARKAR,
STUDENT AT THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE SOLIHULL, TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION ON HER NEW
INNOVATIVEDOCUMENTARYTHAT EVERYONE’S BEING WAITINGFOR.
Foodpriceshave beenrisingformany yearsnow, but wasit really thatbigof an issue?Of course,
whenitcomes to grocery shopping, havingatake out or goingfor a meal withfriends andfamily we
all choose to go forthe mostaffordable option. However, have we realisedany problems within
this?NadiyaParkar, a studenthasdecided tocreate her owndocumentary abouthow she’s found
out that the mostunhealthiestfoods are cheaperthanthe more healthieroption.
Parkar isan ordinary ‘brummy girl’ whohasa passion forfilmcreatinganddocumentary making. “I
alwaysused tomake little funvideos withfriendsandfamily, justconstantly puttingcamerasin
peoples faces!”she says. Growingupinherhome townwaspretty normal, she didwhat any other
teenagerwoulddobygoingto school, followingtocollege andstartingtothink aboutpossible
university options. However, afterpostingsome YouTube videosonline involvingfoodchallenges, it
wasn'tlongbefore BBC themselves contactingherabouta potential upcomingdocumentary. “When
I firstsaw a notification come throughtomyemail, Ihonestly thoughtitwere justanothercollege
email. Itwasn'tuntil the day afterI decided tocheck andI was honestly shocked!”she explains.
Nadiyatoldushow the BBC indicated how muchthey lovedboththe topics she talkedaboutandthe
editingstyles she uses. Soyou're probably wonderingwhy foodright?Parkarstatesthatwhenthe

2. BBC contactedher she knew she wantedtocreate a documentary thatshe was passionate about.
We wantedtofindouthow she broke the news toher friends andfamily aboutthisamazing
opportunity. “Ihadall my family andfriends downforabarbecue and decided totell themthen.
They were all thrilled forme andbeganaskingme whatit wasgoingto be basedaround. Iexplained
I wantedtodo it on somethingIlovedanditwasn'tuntil mymom, whowas holdingasteakinher
handsaid ‘FOOD!’ We all laughedfora momentbutthenI thought, holdon…thismightbe a great
idea. They all thoughtI wasinsane butI knew Icould make thiswork”. Parkar hasalwaysbeena
jokeramongstbothfamily andfriends andtoldusthat thiswas how she got the name of the
documentary of ‘The BigMiSTEAK’, as she wantedto have a play on wordsand to be somethingthe
audience couldlaughat.
Nadiya’s documentary, ‘The BigMiSTEAK’ isalready trendingonvarious social network sitesandit
seemslike itsthe new ‘buzz’. She indicates thatvariouspeople have beensendingsomanytweets
and messages abouthow excitedandthrilledthey are. “Itsoverwhelmingaboutall thissupportthat
I am getting”.
The documentary follows Nadiyaasshe findsoutabouthow somethingsimpleasfoodprices can
affectour weightandhow healthy we actuallyare. She beings tofindoutthatstudents think that
the pricesare ‘ridiculously expensive’ andhow outdecisions change aswe getolder. Parkarincludes
exclusiveinterviewswiththe headteacherof the SixthForm, Paul Ashdown andalsoAmy Reiner, a
biology expertswhobegins toexplainwhatwe should be eating.

3. “I neverknew mylove forfoodcouldhave thismuchof an impact!”If there’s one thingwe know
aboutthisdocumentary isthat itsnot one to miss!
EDITED
11/01/2016 – DANIELLE HESLIN-HILL
IS RAISIN THE PRICESOF FOOD REALLY AFFECTINGOUR HEALTH? WE SPEAK TO NADIYA PARKAR,
STUDENT AT THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE SOLIHULL, TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION ON HER NEW
INNOVATIVEDOCUMENTARYTHAT EVERYONE’S BEING WAITINGFOR.
Foodpriceshave risenformany yearsnow, butis itreally thatbig of an issue?Of course, whenit
comesto grocery shopping, havingatake out or goingfor a meal withfriends andfamily we all
choose to go forthe mostaffordable option. However, have we realisedanyproblems withinthis?
NadiyaParkar, a studenthas decided tocreate herowndocumentary abouthow she’sfound out
that the most unhealthiestfoodsare cheaperthanthe healthieroption.
Parkar isan ordinary ‘brummy girl’ whohasa passion forfilmcreatinganddocumentary making. “I
alwaysused tomake little funvideos withfriendsandfamily, justconstantly puttingcamerasintheir
faces!”she says. Growingup inher home townwaspretty normal, she didwhatany otherteenager
woulddoby goingto school, followingtocollege andstartingtothink aboutpossible university
options. However, afterpostingsome YouTube videos online involvingfoodchallenges, itwasn't
longbefore BBCthemselves contactingheraboutapotential upcomingdocumentary. “WhenIfirst
saw a notification come throughtomyemail, Ihonestly thoughtitwasjustanothercollege email. It
wasn'tuntil the day afterI decided tocheck and I washonestly shocked!”she explains. Nadiyatold

4. us how the BBC indicated how muchthey loved boththe topicsshe talkedaboutandthe editing
stylesshe uses. Soyou're probably wonderingwhy foodright?Parkarstatesthatwhenthe BBC
contactedhershe knew she wantedtocreate a documentary thatshe was passionate about. We
wantedtofindout how she broke the news to herfriends andfamily aboutthisamazing
opportunity. “Ihadall my family andfriends downforabarbecue and decided totell themthen.
They were all thrilled forme andbeganaskingme whatit wasgoingto be basedaround. Iexplained
I wantedtodo it on somethingIlovedanditwasn'tuntil mymom, whowas holdingasteakinher
handsaid ‘FOOD!’ We all laughedfora momentbutthenI thought, holdon…thismightbe a great
idea. They all thoughtI wasinsane butI knew Icould make thiswork”. Parkar hasalwaysbeena
jokeramongstbothfamily andfriends andtoldusthat thiswas how she got the name of the
documentary of ‘The BigMiSTEAK’, as she wantedto have a play on words and to be somethingthe
audience couldlaughat.
Nadiya’s documentary, ‘The BigMiSTEAK’ isalready trendingonvarious social network sitesandit
seemslike it’sthe new ‘buzz’. She indicates thatvariouspeoplehave sentsomanytweetsand
messages abouthow excitedandthrilledthey are. “Itsoverwhelmingaboutall thissupportthatI
am getting”.
The documentary follows Nadiyaasshe findsoutabouthow somethingassimple asfoodpricescan
affectour weightandhow healthy we actually are. She beings tofindoutthatstudents think that
the pricesare ‘ridiculously expensive’ andhow outdecisions change aswe getolder. Parkarincludes

5. exclusiveinterviewswiththe headteacherof the SixthFormandAmy Reiner, abiology expert, who
beginstoexplain whatwe shouldbe eating.
“I neverknew mylove forfoodcouldhave thismuchof an impact!”If there’s one thingwe know
aboutthisdocumentary isthat itsnot one to miss!
FINAL
11/01/2016 – NADIYA PARKAR & DANIELLE HESLIN-HILL
IS RAISIN THE PRICESOF FOOD REALLY AFFECTINGOUR HEALTH? WE SPEAK TO NADIYA PARKAR,
STUDENT AT THE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE SOLIHULL, TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION ON HER NEW
INNOVATIVEDOCUMENTARYTHAT EVERYONE’S BEING WAITINGFOR.
Foodpriceshave risenformany yearsnow, butis itreally thatbig of an issue?Of course, whenit
comesto grocery shopping, havingatake out or goingfor a meal withfriends andfamily we all
choose to go forthe mostaffordable option. However, have we realisedanyproblems withinthis?
NadiyaParkar, a studenthas decided tocreate herowndocumentary abouthow she’sfound out
that the most unhealthiestfoodsare cheaperthanthe healthieroption.
Parkar isan ordinary ‘brummy girl’ whohasa passion forfilmcreatinganddocumentary
making. “I alwaysusedtomake little funvideos withfriendsandfamily, justconstantly putting
camerasin theirfaces!”she says. Growingupin herhome townwas pretty normal, she didwhatany
otherteenagerwoulddobygoingto school, followingtocollege andstartingtothink aboutpossible
university options. However, afterpostingsome YouTube videosonline involvingfoodchallenges, it
wasn'tlongbefore BBC themselves contactedheraboutapotential upcomingdocumentary. “When
I firstsaw a notification come throughtomyemail, Ihonestly thoughtitwasjustanothercollege
email. Itwasn'tuntil the day afterI decided tocheck andI was honestly shocked!”she explains.
Nadiyatoldushow the BBC indicated how muchthey lovedboththe topics she talkedaboutandthe
editingstyles she uses.
Nadiya’s documentary, ‘The BigMiSTEAK’ isalready trendingonvarious social network sites
and itseems like it’sthe new ‘buzz’. She indicates thatvarious people have sentsomany tweetsand
messages abouthow excitedandthrilledthey are. “Itsoverwhelmingaboutall thissupportthatI
am getting”.
The documentary follows Nadiyaasshe findsoutabouthow somethingassimple asfood
pricescan affectour weightandhow healthy we actually are. She beingstofindoutthatstudents
thinkthat the pricesare ‘ridiculously expensive’ andhow outdecisions change aswe getolder.
Parkar includes exclusive interviews withthe headteacherof the SixthFormandAmy Reiner, a
biology expert, whobegins toexplainwhatwe should be eating. Soyou're probably wonderingwhy
foodright?Parkar statesthat when the BBC contactedhershe knew she wantedtocreate a
documentary thatshe was passionate about. We wantedtofindouthow she broke the news to her
friends andfamily aboutthisamazingopportunity. “Ihadall my family andfriendsdown fora
barbecue anddecided totell themthen. They were all thrilledforme andbeganaskingme whatit
was goingtobe basedaround. I explained I wantedtodoit onsomethingIlovedanditwasn't until

6. my mom, whowas holdingasteak inher handsaid‘FOOD!’ We all laughed fora momentbutthenI
thought, holdon…thismightbe a great idea. They all thoughtIwas insane butI knew Icouldmake
thiswork”. Parkar has alwaysbeen ajokeramongstbothfamily andfriends andtoldusthat thiswas
how she got the name of the documentary of ‘The Big MiSTEAK’, asshe wantedtohave a play on
wordsand to be somethingthe audiencecouldlaughat.
“I neverknew mylove forfood couldhave thismuchof an impact!”If there’s one thingwe
know aboutthisdocumentary isthat itsnot one to miss!