© Miko Revereza, Nothing to Declare, video still (2025)
Miko Revereza
Nothing to Declare
From November 19, 2026, to January 23, 2027
Opening on November 19 at 6 pm
Miko Revereza’s experimental documentary and personal essays explore the realities of being legally undocumented, while also treating the film itself as an alternative counter-document. In Nothing to Declare, there is likewise a dual ontology, presented by two different narratives and scenes. In one, a sequence of still-camera shots progresses along the shoreline towards the Mexico–United States border fence, which only the gaze can eventually cross. In another, the camera floats through interstitial airport spaces as though an actual departure is not possible. Here, the artist situates decoloniality in the non-visible movement occurring within or between the systems of surveillance and control, which prohibit but also confine. Fugitivity and exile are modes of knowledge building. Considering loopholes in particular, the artist explores how the film might function as a means to smuggle himself across borders.
Miko Revereza is an experimental filmmaker and writer living in Oaxaca. Revereza has directed a series of essay films informed by experiences with migration and exile: DROGA!, Disintegration 93 – 96, No Data Plan, Distancing, El Lado Quieto and Nowhere Near. These works have been screened at festivals and institutions, such as Locarno Film Festival, TIFF (Toronto), NYFF (New York), and MoMA (New York). In 2026, he published the book Nowhere Near with Wendy’s Subway. Revereza has an MFA from Bard College, his films are distributed by LUX and is the co-founder of Cinema Antena in San Agustín Etla. He is the recipient of a Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking, Flaherty Seminar featured filmmaker, and is listed as Filmmaker Magazine’s 2018 25 New Faces of Independent Film.
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Lisa Lipton
From November 19, 2026, to January 23, 2027
Dazibao thanks the artist for his generous collaboration as well as its advisory committee for their support.
Dazibao receives financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications and the Ville de Montréal. Dazibao acknowledges that it is located on the unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá: ka Nation and that Tiohtiá:ke / Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations, and today, is home to a diverse population of Indigenous as well as other peoples. Guided by ethics of respect, listening, and awareness, Dazibao commits to a continued reflection regarding the deep-rooted and systemic challenges tied to accessibility and inclusivity in the arts and beyond, and endeavors to apply such reflections to all aspects of its activities and governance.