The pupils who counted the stars
The struggle of pupils attending evening schools in Greece during the post-civil war era (1962-1967)
Summary
Persecutions, exile, surveillance... A control network that shapes the daily life of the Greek society after the end of the Civil War. In this suffocating circumstances, something new begins to take shape.
The right to education acquires a central value and meets the need for decent work. In the midst of their daily struggle, the movement of students attending night schools is born. The "Association of Secondary School Working Students" (SEMME) responds to state authoritarianism through multi-level struggles.
In a deeply dark period, the night-school students raised their gaze. And in the darkness of repression, fear and terrorism, they became those who stubbornly counted the stars.
Μαθητὴς τῆς νύχτας
Χλωμὸ παιδί, ἀστέρι τῆς νυχτιᾶς
μὲ τὰ μαλλιὰ τ’ ἀχτένιστα ριγμένα
τὸ βράδυ σάν πηγαίνεις στὸ σχολειό
σὲ βλέπω καὶ τὰ ἔχω ὅλα χαμένα.
Σαστίζω σὰν σὲ βλέπω νὰ περνᾶς
τρεχάλα ἀπὸ μπροστά μου, νὰ προφτάσῃς
τὴν πόρτα τοῦ σχολειοῦ σου ἀνοικτή
μὴν τύχει καὶ τὸ μάθημά σου χάσης
Κι’ ὅταν περάσῃς κι’ ἔμπῃς στὸ σχολειό
τὴ σκέψη τούτη στὸ μυαλό μου βάζω
χλωμὸ παιδί, ἀστέρι τῆς νυχτιᾶς
πῶς θὰθελα μὲ σένανε νὰ μοιάζω.
Μίκιος Μικέλης (9ον Νυχτερινό)
Research Christina Koniali, Yannis Xydas
Scenario - Direction Yannis Xydas
Directors of photography - Camera Alexandros Aristopoulos, Giorgos Nounesis
Narration Katia Gkoulioni, Andreas Kontopoulos
Editing – Color Correction Giorgos Nounesis
Sound Engineering Giorgos Adam, Andreas Gkovas, Sotiris Laskaris
Texts Christina Koniali
Production Assistants Maria Tsagkaraki, Thodoris Mpougatsias, Nikos Pappas
Original Music Alexis Kalofolias, Kostis Zouliatis
Musicians Kostis Zouliatis (piano, Hammond), Alexis Kalofolias (electric guitar, bass, beats), Stefanos Flotsios (electric guitar), Nikos Fysakis (electric guitar)
Banner Panos Papanagiotou
Communication Manager – Social media Sevi Sallagianni
Website Creation & Management Petros Stergiou
Translation - Subtitling Ilias Diamesis
Production COLLECTIVE MEMORY