Pesaro, the 200 little ones of Lubich and Manzi discover “There are crocodiles in the sea”: the inclusive cartoon.

The Salone Nobile “Antonia Pallerini” of Palazzo Gradari welcomed yesterday morning approximately 200 students from the Chiara Lubich and Alberto Manzi primary schools for the 2D screening of the cartoon “Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli” produced by Rai Kids and Larcadarte with the collaboration of the Ministry of Education and created by Rosalba Vitellaro and Alessandra Viola, director and author. The initiative is part of the national project UNAR (National Office Against Racial Discrimination). The cartoon received the patronage of Unicef ​​Italy and UNHCR and won the Giffoni Film Festival Award for best short film and the Unicef ​​Award.

«A beautiful and precious opportunity for comparison and knowledge - Said Camilla Murgia, Councilor for Educational Policies - thanks to UNAR who led the boys and girls in the vision of this animated film and, among others, to Valeria Scafetta promoter of the project. Supporting a culture of respect and inclusion is the basis of our way of doing school and education and the large participation of students, this morning, demonstrates both a shared value. A thank you to the accompanying teachers and to the two hundred students who with attention and curiosity followed the screening and the following debate».

Aimed mainly at girls and boys aged 8 to 12, deals with the theme of immigration and reception with delicacy and depth through the true story of Enaiatollah, a contemporary of the spectators. Born in Afghanistan, to escape the Taliban he is hidden by his mother and then taken to Pakistan. From there he will have to face a very difficult journey without his parents between Iran, Turkey, Greece and finally Italy. Even though he is forced to face violence and wickedness, Enaiat will discover the importance of friendship and that “there is a universal language, kindness”.

Introduced by the journalist Valeria Scafetta, the screening raised questions from the young participants about the artistic creation of the work, to which the authors Rosalba Vitellaro and Alessandra Viola responded. Almost a preview of the project “Let's Become Citizens” that the authors and director hope to bring to the city soon to explain to boys and girls how to make a cartoon.

The classes involved were given a gift a copy of “Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli” the children's book written by Rosalba Vitellaro and Alessandra Viola illustrated by Annalisa Corsi (Baldini Castoldi 2022) inspired by the novel of the same name by Fabio Geda (There are crocodiles in the sea. The true story of Enaiatollah Akbari, Milano, Dalai Publisher, 2010.).