Pompei, Below the Clouds - Gianfranco Rosi

Breathtaking black & white portrait of Naples and the surrounding area. Documentary maker Gianfranco Rosi criss-crosses the region between Vesuvius and the coast both above and below ground. A warm homage to those who live where the earth is always restless.

Tourists wander Naples’ crowded alleyways, carabinieri catch graverobbers, archaeologists dig up an ancient Roman villa, firemen investigate clandestine tunnels: things are always restless in Vesuvius’ shadow reveals documentary maker Gianfranco Rosi.

Gianfranco Rosi is an Italian-American filmmaker.[He is most known for his documentaries, including 2013's Sacro GRA, for which he won the Golden Lion, and 2016's Fire at Sea, for which he won the Golden Bear and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Rosi is the only documentary filmmaker to win the highest award at two of the three major European film festivals (Venice, Berlin and Cannes), and is the one of five directors to do it in the 21st century.