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Directed by Miko Revereza | 8 mins | 2014
The debut work of Manila-born filmmaker Miko Revereza, whose features "No Data Plan" (2019) and "Nowhere Near" (2023) reflect on his experience as an undocumented resident in the United States, this 8mm short—comprising a repeated shot of a singer and a conversation about hallucinogens—presents Los Angeles, and its layers of cultural dissonance, as seen through the lens of a Filipino immigrant.
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