Film screening for Ukrainians in Kaarst
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A cinema afternoon full of surprises
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On Saturday, Ukrainian children and parents were offered a piece of culture: the Albert Einstein Forum became a cinema.
Photo: Wolfgang Walter
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Karst The film “Clara and the Magic Dragon” was shown in the Albert Einstein Forum on Saturday – for Ukrainian children. The first surprise was already in front of the front door.
(barni) In Kaarst, refugees from the Ukraine encounter an enormous willingness to help. Many families take in refugees. On Saturday, children were offered a piece of culture: the Albert Einstein Forum became a cinema, and the film “Clara and the Magic Dragon” was shown. The special thing about it: the actors spoke Ukrainian. Many sponsors helped make it a fun afternoon.
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There must have been around 80 visitors, mostly mothers with their children. The first surprise was already in front of the front door: there was a box full of large gold bear bags. The children were beside themselves with joy. It then continued inside: The heroes from “Clara and the Magic Dragon” like the raccoon, who never seems to run out of jokes, Alfred, the rustic guy with his heart in the right place, the little dragon or the helpful Clara, who has a memory gap plagues, they all existed as drawings in DIN A4 format. Each child was given a folder with colored pencils, the little ones got thicker pencils, the bigger ones colored pencils with finer lines. Of course they were allowed to keep the pens.
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At the counter at “PS Event” the visitors got free drinks and crumble cake, the pens and coloring pages were provided by the Lions Club. Volker Kohls, one of the two projectionists at the Albert Einstein Forum cinema, had brought balls with him. It was a beautiful sight to see how carefree the children were romping about in the schoolyard during the break. They saw on screen how good ultimately triumphed.
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Hildegard Binder from Kleinenbroich brought her mother Paulina and her eleven-year-old daughter Nastja by car, the two are housed there with a family and have a floor all to themselves. On Saturday, parents and children noticed how much they enjoyed being able to exchange ideas with other Ukrainians. When asked about her baby bump, a mother explained that she was expecting her child in June, it would be a boy. Daniel, a boy of elementary school age, had come with his mother Lena. The boy was in a good mood, happy. Sabine Wirthle from Kaarst knows that he was completely different immediately after the escape: “He was very quiet.” She also knows why more mothers didn’t come to the Albert Einstein Forum with their children: “In the Ukrainian families Easter, which is celebrated a week later than here, is being prepared today.” This could result in win-win situations.
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