Havana, from on High

Havana, from on High
Film poster
FrenchSur les toits Havane
SpanishArriba Habana
Directed byPedro Ruiz
Produced byArantza Maldonado
Pedro Ruiz
CinematographyPedro Ruiz
Edited byPedro Ruiz
Production
company
Faits Divers Media
Distributed byK Films Amérique
Release date
  • February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22) (RVQC)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageSpanish

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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).[4]