Haiti Kids Kino Project, Cinema Relief From The UK

A UK charity is bringing movies to the traumatized children of Haiti. All the way from Bristol England, The owners of Cube Cinema have decided to bring a different kind of relief to Haiti.

The Haiti Kids Kino Project

Updated November 16, 2012 6:08 AM

Their form of relief is more of a stress relief for the children of Haiti.

Cube Cinema sent two volunteers to Haiti, Marko Wilkinson and David Fitzsimmons, and since their arrival in Port-au-Prince, they have set up open-air screens in order to bring movies to the children of Haiti.

Their intention, according to Esther May Campbell, a Bafta award-winning director and a Cube volunteer, is to bring offer the children of Haiti "A brief escape"

"This is the most direct humanitarian response we can offer," she told the Guardian. "When children who have suffered these kind of traumas have nothing to do, desperation and anxiety levels shoot through the roof. The Cube has skills, passion and networks, enabling us to create a mobile cinema for young people, intending to offer community, hope and distraction."

Not only will the Haitian kids be watching feature films like Disney and Pixar's The Jungle Book and WALL-E, they are also providing workshops and equipment for Haitian children to make their own films.

To read more about the project and to find out how you can support it, click on The Haiti Kids Kino Project