Havana, From On High (2019)
1h 20m
Running Time
May 3, 2019Release Date
Havana, From On High (2019)
1h 20m
Running Time
May 3, 2019Release Date
Plot.
The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable, these rooftop dwellers have a privileged point of view on a society in the process of major transformation.
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Cast & Crew.
Charles Boileau
Color Grading
René Portillo
Sound
Jérémi Roy
Music
Gustavo Marcano
Assistant Director
Jean Fugère
Researcher
Pedro Ruiz
Director
Arantza Maldonado
Producer
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Havana, from on High (French: Sur les toits Havane; Spanish: Arriba Habana) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pedro Ruiz and released in 2019. The film profiles a group of people in Havana, Cuba who have responded to that city's housing crisis by living on the rooftops of buildings.The film premiered on February 22, 2019, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.
Ruiz won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Ruiz) and Best Sound in a Documentary (René Portillo).