About
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.
Filmography
Material Bruto Silente2025 · Cinematography
Tigers Can Be Seen In The Rain2025 · Director
I Saw Three Black Lights2025 · Executive Producer
Dopamina2019 · Producer
Fait Vivir2019 · Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
The Black Virgin2018 · Producer
The Death and The Goat2017 · Producer
Colombiennes2017 · Director
Epiphany2017 · Director, Writer, Producer
Santiamén2016 · Cinematography
El Peñón2016 · Director
Siembra2015 · Producer
Los Hongos2014 · Writer, Director
Solecito2013 · Director
Flores2012 · Producer
The Towrope2012 · Producer
Crab Trap2009 · Director, Writer