Khavn
DirectingKhavn, originally named Khavn de la Cruz, is a very outspoken, experimental filmmaker. He has directed over 100 films, making him one of the most productive filmmakers in the Philippines, and far beyond. He also heads up Kamias Overground, an independent publishing company, and works as a composer, songwriter, pianist and writer. Since 2002, he has been director of the .MOV International Film, Music & Literature Festival. As a jury member, he has been present at multiple festivals, including Berlinale and the Leipzig Film Festival.
Known For
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
The Pianist
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
Last Take, Last Shot
Esoterica: Manila
Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
Father Agaton Damaso
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Himself
Goodbye My Shooting Star
K.
The Family That Eats Soil
Dead Man on TV
Shock Me Shokoy
Filmography — Acting
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
The Pianist
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
Last Take, Last Shot
Esoterica: Manila
Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
Father Agaton Damaso
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
Self
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Himself
Goodbye My Shooting Star
K.
The Family That Eats Soil
Dead Man on TV
Shock Me Shokoy
Bomba Bernal
Self
Years When I Was a Child Outside
Bahag Kings
Happy Lamento
Self (archive footage)
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Filmography — Crew
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
Director
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
Director
Son of God
Writer
Mondomanila: Kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-haba ring paglalakbay
Director
Orphea
Director
Three Days of Darkness
Director
Bamboo Dogs
Producer
EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
Producer
Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
Director
Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
Director
Kamias: Memory of Forgetting
Director
Ultimo
Director
Love Is a Dog from Hell
Director
Three Days Of Darkness Zero
Director
Buryong
Director
Philippine Bliss
Director
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Director
Goodbye My Shooting Star
Writer
Open Letter to All the Terrorists in the World
Director
Filipiniana
Writer
Headless
Writer
Kristo
Director
Breather
Producer
The Family That Eats Soil
Writer
Greaseman
Writer
The Twelve
Director
Amen
Writer
Namamasko Po
Director
Kommander Kulas: The One and Only Concert of the Amazing Kommander Kulas and His Poor Carabao
Writer
Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore
Writer
Dead Woman in My House
Director
Memory of Dawn
Director
Idol: Hero/Villain
Director
Solar Syokoy
Director
Jollywood
Director
The Devil of Comparisons
Director
KULOB34
Writer
Much Ado About the Future
Director
This Is Not a Lost Film
Director
The Longest Moment You're Not Here
Director
Desaparadiso
Director
The Middle Mystery of KRISTO NEGRO
Director
Manila in the Fangs of Darkness
Writer
The Profane And Senseless Passion Of Jesus Corazon Who, By The Disgrace Of God, Freezes The Heart Of The Loved One
Director
Balangiga: Howling Wilderness
Screenplay
How To Not Make A Film
Director
Toxic Mango
Director
Aswang 1933
Director
Bomba Bernal
Director
Simulacrum Tremendum
Director
Kommander Kulas
Director
Gunam- Gunam X Guni Guni
Director
The Trial of Mr. Serapio
Director
Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero
Writer
Small Ali
Director
Squatterpunk
Director
Rugby Boyz
Director
The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles
Writer
Juan Tamad Goes to the Moon
Director
Mondomanila: Institusyon ng Makata
Writer
Bahag Kings
Director
Happy Lamento
Screenplay
Can & Slippers
Writer
Our Daily Bread
Director
Overdosed Nightmare
Director
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Producer
Literature
Director
Kalakala
Director
Barong Brothers
Director
Pamilya Kariton
Director
Makbetamaximus
Director
I Am The Drowning Sea
Director
Misericordia: The Last Mystery of Kristo Vampiro
Director
1/4 Day In A Life
Director
Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)
Writer
Kluge‘s 5th Birthday, 1937
Director
Old East Side
Writer
Vampire of Quezon City
Director
Kilabot: The Seditious Dreams of Nardong Putik
Director
By The Suez Canal
Director
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
Producer
The Last Gag of Buster Quizon
Director
Stanislavski's Gun
Director
Mr. Duck-Egg
Director