Pedro Ruiz (filmmaker) explained

Pedro Ruiz is a Venezuelan Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal, Quebec.^[1] He is most noted for his 2019 film Havana, from on High (Sur les toits Havane), for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards,^[2] and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards.^[3]

In 2023 he released The Eighth Floor (Le huitième étage, jours de révolte).^[4]

Filmography

• Animal tropical à Montréal - 2007
• The Gentle Drifting of a Haitian Child (La dérive douce d'un enfant de Petit-Goâve) - 2009
• Philémon chante Habana - 2012
• Havana, from on High (Sur les toits Havane) - 2019
• The Eighth Floor (Le huitième étage, jours de révolte) - 2023

Notes and References

1. André Lavoie, "Entretien avec Pedro Ruiz et Frank Rodriguez pour leur documentaire Animal tropical à Montréal - La bête humaine". Le Devoir, August 29, 2007.
2. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
3. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1710960/gala-quebec-cinema-prix-iris-antigone-gagnant "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix"
4. Marco Fortier, "«Le huitième étage, jours de révolte»: les confessions d’un révolutionnaire fatigué". Le Devoir, October 27, 2023.