ERTFLIX International tribute to the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising
ERTFLIX International honors the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising, presenting documentaries, films, concerts, and special selections from the invaluable ERT archive.
More specifically:
Together We Stand| Documentary, 2023
The film revisits the events of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising through personal narratives, mostly from ‘anonymous’ individuals who participated in one way or another. It explores the essence and function of the uprising: what those involved experienced during the three-day period inside or outside the Polytechnic, in relation to others around them, to themselves, and their stance in life. It examines how they responded to danger and the need for mutual assistance, how spontaneity coexisted with organization. Eventually, the documentary reflects on how this experience, outside of everyday normalcy, left its mark on the souls and minds of those involved, how it shaped their value system, and how it unites them with a common secret.
Screenplay – Direction: Stavros Stagos
The Student | Greek Short Film, 2021
Athens, November 17, 1973.
After the three-day occupation of the Polytechnic, the dictatorship decides to intervene militarily to suppress the protests threatening its authority. The film takes us inside the tank during the final moments before it breaks through the main gate and storms into the Polytechnic.
Starring: Giorgos Pyrpassopoulos, Giorgos Makris, Dimitris Kapetanakos, Stratis Dalagiorgos
Directed by Vasilis Kalamakis
Remember When – Episode 58: “This is the Polytechnic!” | ERT Fiction Series
November 1973. A group of students locks themselves inside the Polytechnic, openly and actively challenging the dictatorship for the first time. The occupation quickly grows in size. Inspired by the radio station operated by the rebel students, young Angelos decides, with his innocent enthusiasm, to set up his own station and broadcast his message across Athens. Supporting him as a technician, though unaware of Angelos’ intentions, is Mr. Nikos, an old radio enthusiast. Meanwhile, Elpida, rehearsing in a small underground theater downtown, receives word of the occupation from her fellow actors. Antonis, a soldier stationed in Goudi, finds himself on the other side of history, faced with the sudden order for the tanks to head to the Polytechnic. As the people rise up, Stelios and Mary, invited to an official dinner with Manias at their friend Papadopoulos’ house on the night of November 16-17, are called to take a stand in this pivotal moment of Greek resistance against the junta.
Directed by: Olga Malea, Nikos Kritikos, Spyros Rassidakis
Written by: Nikos Apeiranthitis, Katerina Bei, Dora Masklavanou
A Sudden Awakening | Docu Series
Much has been said and even more written about the seven-year dictatorship in our country and the resistance against it, but we know very little about the resistance activities in Thessaloniki—even though many of the earliest acts of resistance took place there. We have therefore chosen four significant moments from the seven years of junta brutality in Thessaloniki, each to be portrayed through a separate documentary film.
Written and directed by Chrysa Tzelepi, Akis Kersanidis
Hommage à Mikis Theodorakis: Concert by the Greek Choir “Odyssée, conducted by Isidore-Nicolas Cosmides
A captivating concert featuring songs by our beloved composer. The Greek choir “Odyssée,” unodorakis at the Centre Oecumenique Saint-Marc in Grenoble, France. The choir director is accompanied by thirty-seven singers and musicians who passionately interpret Theodorakis’ songder the direction of Isidore-Nicolas Cosmides, performs works by the great composer Mikis Thes before an enthusiastic audience of Greeks and French from Grenoble.
Historical Walks: “Students in the Streets” | Documentary
In honor of the Polytechnic anniversary, Professor Vangelis Karamanolakis guides us through the streets of Athens, sharing insights into the history of student movements. In the collective consciousness of Greek society, student movements in Greece, Europe, and America represent the fight for emancipation and a commitment to progressive societal change. But has it always been this way?
Student activism in Greece began shortly after the establishment of the country’s first university in 1837, and as the student population grew, so did their political influence. From the outset, their actions captured the public’s attention.
Host and Chief Editor: Marilena Katsimi
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