Children cross a puddle after heavy rains at a makeshift tent camp in Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince. As many as 500 children will show up at a film screening provided by a British group. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

British volunteers from a non-profit film group are in Haiti to provide movie entertainment for children affected by the devastating January earthquake.

Members of Cube Cinema in Bristol, England, are screening everything from animated films to classic black-and-white movies with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They travel from place to place setting up a makeshift, outdoor cinema.

"This is the most direct humanitarian response we can offer," Esther May Campbell, an award-winning filmmaker, told The Guardian newspaper.

"The Cube has skills, passion and networks, enabling us to create a mobile cinema for young people, intending to offer community, hope and distraction."

Some of the films on roster include popular Disney and Pixar fare such as WALL-E, Jungle Book and Up as well as Looney Tunes cartoons and Shaun the Sheep.

There are also other more intriguing films such as the French 1956 classic, The Red Balloon.

Organizers have also brought what they call "film postcards" — video messages from youth in Bristol to the children of Haiti.

Cube intends to remain in the country to help young Haitians make their own films, which will also be sent to Britain.

The Haiti Kino Kids Project has the support of aid groups in the country.

"The worst thing for children in natural disasters isn't just the damage that they see around them, but also when they sit around with nothing to do. It ramps up anxiety and despair, and that's what does even more damage," said Patrick McCormick, emergencies communication officer for the UN.

The screenings have been popular with as many as 500 children at a showing.

"There's more demand than we can supply," said Cube volunteer Marko Wilkinson.