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]
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^ 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 , 4 August 2020, 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 }}
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^ "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 .