Pedro Ruiz (filmmaker)

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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]

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

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