Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Aero Theatre, Santa Monica
### **ABOUT THE FILMS:** **POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS, 2025, Dir. Gianfranco Rosi, 114 Mins, MUBI, Italy** *In Italian, Arabic, Japanese and English with English subtitles.* Naples is a city forever marked by the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius. Beneath the quiet threat of eruption, people go about their days: archaeologists unearth the past, children learn as the earth hums, firefighters wait for the next call. FORMAT: DCP **IN VIAGGIO: THE TRAVELS OF POPE FRANCIS, 2023, Dir. Gianfranco Rosi, 82 Mins, Magnolia Pictures, Italy** *In Italian and Spanish with English subtitles.* IN VIAGGIO: THE TRAVELS OF POPE FRANCIS is a decade-long chronicling of the travels of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church across all corners of the world. Composed mostly of archival footage, the film grants rare access to the public life of the pontifical, not only from the elevated security of a pulpit but from the more democratic grounds of unpaved streets and vast public avenues. FORMAT: DCP