›

Popular Movies

›

Havana, From On High (2019)

1h 20m

Running Time

May 3, 2019
Release Date

7.6

Havana, From On High (2019)

Name: Havana, From On High
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-05-03

1h 20m

Running Time

May 3, 2019
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

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.

Where to Watch.

Rent

Currently Havana, From On High is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV

Streaming in:
🇨🇦 Canada

Cast & Crew.

Pedro Ruiz

Producer / Cinematography / Editor / Director

Arantza Maldonado

Producer

Jérémi Roy

Music

Jean Fugère

Researcher

René Portillo

Sound

Charles Boileau

Color Grading

Gustavo Marcano

Assistant Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
May 3, 2019

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-12

This Movie Is About.

capitalism

cuba

socialism

aging

poverty

rooftop

communism

Wiki.

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).