This week: Video essays on video games, sports, and clothes-making, a new docuseries explores Pompeii's lost histories, and more.
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Film & Documentary • May 30, 2024

Five Video Essays to Close Out May

Plus, a tool set to make your own video essays. | Dan Schindel 

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CANNES DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS

A Cacophony of Battle Cries at Cannes Film Festival

Documentaries at this year’s edition hone in on conflicts from Russia’s war in Ukraine to Indigenous land struggles in the Amazon. | Ela Bittencourt 

EXCAVATING POMPEII

New Docuseries Digs Up Pompeii’s Lost Histories

Pompeii: The New Dig on PBS follows a group of archaeologists involved in the largest excavation at the ancient site in a generation. | Sarah E. Bond

Can Archaeologists Locate Pompeii’s Survivors?

The second episode of Pompeii: The New Dig follows the search for those who escaped Mount Vesuvius’s lethal eruption. | Sarah E. Bond

FROM THE ARCHIVE

How Do the Right Thing Recreated Greek Tragedy in Bed-Stuy

Spike Lee’s landmark film is often remembered for its still-relevant social commentary, but its formal brilliance should not go overlooked. | Kambole Campbell

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