Funkino is an innovative methodology made to create in a group a participatory story for a movie, which isn’t self-narration but the production of a new imaginary. The methodology ensures, that all the participants – no matter where they come from and which educational background they have – learn the narrative structure and how to create detailed stories, motivating their willing and decisions as full responsible authors.

From the very beginning of  “FunKino – Cinema for Inclusion” project, Zabbara aimed at enriching partnership experiences and connectivity capacities of youth having difficulties in their social context, working with refugees and migrants but also with young Italians, orphans, victims of trafficking and survivors of violence. We collaborated with families and reception facilities.

“FunKino – Cinema for Inclusion” is helping the participants to acquire the capacity to present themselves and their ideas, to develop a critical thinking, meeting new people, learning how to study, talking Italian, building solid ties between participants, trainers and experts (various participants consider the group “a new family” or “the first real friends”).

The production and the distribution phases of the movie are part of Zabbara methodology, with the aim of giving full sense to the involvement of the young girls and boys and bring their idea to light and to a wide audience.