FOLDS (2023)

is a silent film poem composed of a series of superimpositions/double exposures. Like a folded map, distances are collapsed and face each other. Filmmaker Miko Revereza, who once lived many years as an undocumented immigrant in the United States now lives in exile from it. Through the act of superimposing years of footage of portraits of people and places, the separation between borders here become dissolved. FOLDS is intended as a companion piece for Revereza's 96 minute documentary Nowhere Near (2023) made with the intention of exhibiting beyond the theatrical context.

Nowhere Near (2023)

Both introspective and abstract, Miko Revereza's long-gestating film Nowhere Near explores his and his family’s experiences as undocumented Filipino immigrants in the U.S. As Revereza unravels the complexities of his personal history, the film expands from the streets of Los Angeles to the American Midwest, and back to his ancestral home in Pangasinan. Described by the filmmaker as a "psychogeographical journey," it captures the realities of DACA, the challenges of securing documents, the alienation of U.S. modernity, and the sense of disconnection from one's homeland. This evocative, collage-like film eloquently portrays the fragmented nature of life between worlds.

Miko Revereza holds an MFA from Bard College and won the 2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking. His film *No Data Plan*, filmed during a cross-country train journey, was listed among the best films of 2019 by Sight & Sound, Hyperallergic, and CNN Philippines. His latest work, *Nowhere Near*, explores his return to the Philippines and was showcased at Cannes Docs, with support from several international grants.

Vincent Yuen Ruiz (b. 1990, Switzerland) is a musician, composer, and improviser, whose work navigates the delicate interplay between sound, time, and space. His most recent compositions embody an exploration of patience, centering on repetition and the subtle interaction of timbres and resonances. Informed by a profound sense of stillness, his approach to improvisation operates within carefully defined parameters, resulting in a distinctive minimalist aesthetic that verges on reductionism. Yuen Ruiz's practice seamlessly integrates tonal melodies with rich textural elements, both in his solo work and in collaboration with diverse ensembles.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Kunstnernes Hus Cinema is placing a special focus on xenophobia, racism, and discrimination. Through the film series "Fear Eats the Soul," we will explore how migration and migration experiences have been depicted in cinema over the past decades, as well as the diversity of expressions that address these themes.