Country: Italy
Language: Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Neapolitan, English

About the film:

Naples faces dual volcanic threats from Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei. Amid increasing tremors, archaeologists work as residents live anxiously, haunted by Pompeii’s fate while emergency services strain.

About the filmmaker:

Gianfranco Rosi is an Italian documentary filmmaker renowned for his immersive, observational approach to nonfiction cinema. Born in Eritrea and raised between Rome and the United States, Rosi has built a body of work that explores life on the margins with patience, empathy, and visual precision. His film Sacro GRA became the first documentary to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and Fire at Sea won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival while earning an Academy Award nomination.

Through quiet, deeply human storytelling, Rosi’s films illuminate geopolitical realities by focusing on the everyday lives of those most directly affected, establishing him as one of contemporary documentary cinema’s most respected voices.

MAJOR SUPPORT
Ohio Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Campus Partners

WITH HELP FROM
G&J Pepsi
WOSU Public Media