Run, sail, or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii - Gary Devore
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It’s a bustling day in Pompeii. After a quick visit to the market, Fabia spots her brothers, Lucius and Marcus, crossing the Forum. The siblings begin discussing Lucius’ wedding — but a deafening boom interrupts them. They watch Vesuvius spew smoke, ash, and rock — and realize they’ve been living in the shadow of a volcano. Gary Devore follows the siblings as they attempt to survive the disaster.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Gary Devore
- Director Nikhita Prabhudesai, Arvind Singh Jeena
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Nikhita Prabhudesai
- Animator Gaurav Dhaimodkar, Ashish Phadke, Arvind Singh Jeena
- Compositor Arvind Singh Jeena
- Art Director Ashish Phadke, Nikhita Prabhudesai
- Music Salil Bhayani
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Cella Wright
- Script Editor Iseult Gillespie
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
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What do you think you would have done in Fabia, Lucius, and Marcus’ place if you were in Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted? Would you run or try to hide in the city? Why would staying in the city be the most dangerous option?
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Natasha Valeriano
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me come with and we stay way from lava so we survive with fabia
kaiya fuggle
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Fabia and me run away from city and hide under shelf in house down road. lava no come for us , and we safe.
kaiya fuggle
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me would pursonly stay in pompy cos me no family and me would be love lava.
Wendy Fernandez
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I think I would have taken my whole family, the second option of escape on foot for the south like Fabia
Nicolas Bohorquez Moreno
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I strongely belive that the best option is run away and try escape.
Duvan Felipe Guzman Ferreira
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if i were in the place of the characters in this story, the first thing i would do would be to try to flee as quickly as possible to the mountains as fabia did. staying in the city is not an option given the magnitude of the event.
Karen Benavides
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If I were one of them, I would search for a place as far away and secure for me and my family. I think that escape is a good idea for survived.
Joger Ivan Munoz Duenas
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If I were them, I would choose same as Fabia chose. I would run as quickly as possible to find my family and get away of tephra and leave of the town, be cause it's impossible to survive hiding in the city, futhermore the worst option is staying in the city, since if the ashes don't kill you, the toxic gases will do.
Alison Vergara
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I think that being in the position of one of the brothers, the most reasonable thing would have been to flee, but in the case of having a loved one who does not appear, as Lucius experienced, it would also be likely for me to stay waiting in the city, especially without a way of quick communication. Also, staying in the city is the most dangerous option, because regardless of the hiding place (especially in that era), the lava could reach you.
simon alvarez
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would run the city like Fabia did, given the conditions with all those toxic gases and hot ash, staying in the city would be a dangerous decision because it is exposed to many risks for the survival of human beings.
