Thanks to the synergy between the Permanent Representations of Italy and Poland, the docu-film “Wartime Notes” by Italian director Barbara Cupisti, produced by Clipper Media with Rai Cinema, was screened at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 23 September.
The film, already shown last April at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris and presented yesterday to the delegates of the 194 Member States of the International Organisation, recounts the daily lives of Ukrainian men and women who, faced with the sudden and tragic upheaval of their lives due to the Russian aggression, try to devise ways and forms of resistance and survival.
The documentary was screened in the prestigious UNESCO Headquarters Auditorium. The film was preceded by speeches by the Permanent Representative of Italy to UNESCO, Ambassador Liborio Stellino, and the Permanent Representative of Poland to UNESCO, Ambassador Mariusz Lewicki, the latter on behalf of the “Group of friends of Ukraine”, set up within the UNESCO and supporting the Italian initiative. Interventions by Rai Cinema President Nicola Claudio and director Barbara Cupisti followed, both highlighting the role of art as an instrument of multilateral dialogue. The producers of Clipper Media, Sandro Bartolozzi and Barbara Meleleo, as well as numerous delegates from UNESCO Member States also attended the event.
On the eve of the 220th session of the UNESCO Executive Council, scheduled to take place next 9 October, the screening of “Wartime Notes” provides an opportunity to further demonstrate the importance of international solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
Photo Credits: Barbara Cupisti, Clipper Media with Rai Cinema
