Pedro Ruiz (filmmaker)
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
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ André Lavoie, "Entretien avec Pedro Ruiz et Frank Rodriguez pour leur documentaire Animal tropical à Montréal - La bête humaine". Le Devoir, August 29, 2007.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix". Ici Radio-Canada, June 10, 2020.
- ^ Marco Fortier, "«Le huitième étage, jours de révolte»: les confessions d’un révolutionnaire fatigué". Le Devoir, October 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Pedro Ruiz at IMDb