Childhood in Bulgaria, 1977 (16mm negative, 2K/Sound scan)

Location: Parvenez, Bulgaria Creator: Luigi Perelli The documentary describes, through the analysis of an exemplary situation, the way in which Bulgaria deals with the problem of education and integration into society of children living in campaigns. The situation examined is that of an agricultural-industrial consortium, with the different educational structures of childhood, from the very early age to compulsory school, and with the various social services that allow children to use their free time. Creating satisfactory living conditions for everyone, and especially for children, is the path that Bulgaria pursues to contain one of the most dangerous trends now taking place around the world: abandonment of the land following the heaviness of working and living conditions in agricultural areas, and also in relation to the very strong attraction that the city exerts as a cultural and behavioral model. 01. Pan di Parvenez, a village in Thrace 02. Inq of children playing in a garden 03. Miscellaneous Inq of Women Pushing Prams 04. Miscellaneous Inq of Teenagers 05. Various inq of children playing in the kindergarten garden: slide, round dance, etc. 06. Interiors, the children, sitting in a circle, sing and clap their hands; pp of the teacher 07. Inq of children while they play and while eating in the cafeteria 08. The children undress and go to bed for the afternoon rest; inq of the children who sleep in the beds; pp of the teacher who wakes them up with a cowbell 09. Interior, “Hristo Botif” elementary school, students in class in the natural sciences classroom; globes, compasses 10. Bulgarian lesson for eighth grade students; teacher's inq on the blackboard 11. Inq of students in the mechanics laboratory and in the model aircraft laboratory 12. The members of the school's musical group play, together with the teacher, some traditional instruments 13. Students play basketball 14. Outdoors, pioneer summer camp in the Rhodope Mountains; boys swim in the pool 15. The pioneer's oath; songs, dances and games