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• 02 / 11 / 2010

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"The Little Train,"the first 3D cartoon of the trilogy Towards Diversity will have its premier on Cuban television on Wednesday.

The short film is aimed at making society reflect on issues such as sexual diversity, gender roles and discrimination, though a combination of music, geometric figures and visual effects which makes it easily accessible for children and adults alike.

With Head of the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) Mariela Castro Espin, and Elsa Carrasco from the Cuban Institute of Radio and Televisi?n as advisors, the project was sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE).

The cartoon was officially released in January, during the fifth Cuban Congress on Sex Education, Counseling and Therapy. The second part, titled Blue and Pink, will be premiered on March 3.

Source: www.jrebelde.cubaweb.cu