Havana, from on High (2019)

Original title

Havana, From On High

Directed by

Pedro Ruiz

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows people in Havana who have turned the rooftops of buildings into homes, responding to a housing crisis. It shows their daily lives and how they have adapted to living in these improvised spaces.

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What happens

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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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