Havana, From On High

A quiet, human-scale documentary that finds warmth and resilience in an overlooked rooftop community, asking for patient attention.

Directed by

Pedro Ruiz

Genres

Documentary

Overview

The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable, these rooftop dwellers have a privileged point of view on a society in the process of major transformation.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, class, aging, isolation

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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