Pompei: Below the Clouds
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize, 2025 Venice International Film Festival
Naples is a bustling city whose inhabitants live under the ever-present shadow of Mount Vesuvius, regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. This sublime observational documentary portrait of the city is a rich tapestry of Neapolitans going about their daily lives with the ubiquitous presence of potential environmental catastrophe.
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