Oscar Ruiz Navia

Oscar Ruiz Navia

Known for

Directing

Born

June 22, 1982 (age 44)

Birthplace

Cali, Colombia

Biography

Oscar Ruiz Navia is a cinephile who never attended a proper film school. Part of a new generation of Colombian filmmakers, he developed his interest in film on his own, and in 2006 founded Contravía (“Another Way,” in English), a production company to develop art house films in his country, where there is not a huge film industry. His first feature, Crab Trap (2010), won several awards, including the FIPRESCI prize at the Berlin Film Festival that year.

Best known work

Los Hongos
Los Hongos
2014
The Towrope
The Towrope
2012
Crab Trap
Crab Trap
2009
Siembra
Siembra
2015
I Saw Three Black Lights
I Saw Three Black Lights
2025
Epiphany
Epiphany
2017
Dopamina
Dopamina
2019
The Death and The Goat
The Death and The Goat
2017
The Black Virgin
The Black Virgin
2018
Santiamén
Santiamén
2016

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Material Bruto Silente

    Cinematography

  2. 2025

  3. 2025

    I Saw Three Black Lights

    Executive Producer

  4. 2019

    Dopamina

    Producer

  5. 2019

    Fait Vivir

    Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Director

  6. 2018

  7. 2017

  8. 2017

    Colombiennes

    Director

  9. 2017

    Epiphany

    Director, Writer, Producer

  10. 2016

    Santiamén

    Cinematography

  11. 2016

    El Peñón

    Director

  12. 2015

    Siembra

    Producer

  13. 2014

    Los Hongos

    Director, Writer

  14. 2013

    Solecito

    Director

  15. 2012

    Flores

    Producer

  16. 2012

    The Towrope

    Producer

  17. 2009

    Crab Trap

    Director, Writer

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