From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filipino film director
Miko Revereza is an
experimental filmmaker from
Manila .
[1] Revereza lived in the
United States as an
undocumented immigrant ; an experience which informs his work.
[2] He holds an
MFA from
Bard College , but has no undergraduate degree.
[3] In 2021, he won the
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking and his short films have been featured by the
Criterion Collection .
[4]
[5]
No Data Plan was filmed during a cross-country train journey by Revereza and includes audio from conversations with his mother about immigration held on a burner phone. It was listed as one of the best films of 2019 by
BFI 's
Sight & Sound International Film Magazine,
Hyperallergic , and
CNN Philippines .
[6]
[7] The film was screened at several locations, including the
Smithsonian 's
National Museum of Asian Art and the
National Gallery of Art .
[8]
[9]
In Nowhere Near , the filmmaker returns to the Philippines to reckon with a "family curse" and the legacy of imperialism.
[10] It was included in the
Marché du Film de Cannes Docs Showcase.
[11] It received funding through a Purin Pictures grant, the
Open City Documentary Festival 's Assembly Grant, and the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 's
Hubert Bals Fund Bright Future Award.
[12]
[13]
[14]
Selected filmography
Biometrics (2020)
Nowhere Near (2020)
No Data Plan (2019)
Distancing (2019)
Disintegration 93–96 (2017)
Droga!/Drug! (2014)
References
^
"Miko Revereza" . IMDb . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^ Nguyen, Minh (2021-10-21).
"One Work: Miko Revereza's "No Data Plan" " . ARTnews.com . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^ Christian, Daniel (2018-09-13).
"Miko Revereza | Filmmaker Magazine" . Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^
"Miko Revereza" . Vilcek Foundation . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^ Hunt, Aaron E.
"A Moment When I Forgot My Home: A Conversation with Miko Revereza" . The Criterion Collection . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^ Bolisay, Richard (Jan 6, 2020).
"The best Filipino films of 2019" . CNN Philippines Life . Archived from
the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2022 .
^ Hyperallergic (2019-12-17).
"Best of 2019: Our Top 12 Documentaries and Experimental Films" . Hyperallergic . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^
No Data Plan: A Conversation with Miko Revereza , retrieved 2022-05-25
^
"No Data Plan preceded by Disintegration 93-96" . www.nga.gov . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^
"NOWHERE NEAR" . Marché du Film . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^
"NOWHERE NEAR" . Marché du Film . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^ Shackleton2020-05-01T00:10:00+01:00, Liz.
"Thailand's Purin Pictures unveils projects in spring 2020 funding round" . Screen . Retrieved 2022-05-25 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link )
^
"News: Assembly 2019 Winner Announced - Miko Revereza" . Open City Documentary Festival . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .
^
"HBF spring selection 2019" . iffr.com . Retrieved 2022-05-25 .