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Khavn

Directing

Khavn, 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

6.1

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore

2014 · Director

Mondomanila: Kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-haba ring paglalakbay

5.4

Mondomanila: Kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-haba ring paglalakbay

2010 · Director

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember

6.4

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember

2016 · Director

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement

4.8

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement

2010 · Director

Bamboo Dogs

4.3

Bamboo Dogs

2018 · Director

The Family That Eats Soil

5.5

The Family That Eats Soil

2005 · Director

Three Days of Darkness

2.0

Three Days of Darkness

2007 · Director

Balangiga: Howling Wilderness

9.0

Balangiga: Howling Wilderness

2017 · Director

Manila in the Fangs of Darkness

4.0

Manila in the Fangs of Darkness

2008 · Director

Mondomanila: Institusyon ng Makata

8.5

Mondomanila: Institusyon ng Makata

2004 · Director

Desaparadiso

5.0

Desaparadiso

2015 · Director

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

9.5

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

2023 · Director

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Bomba Bernal

Bomba Bernal

2025 · Director

Makbetamaximus

Makbetamaximus

2024 · Director

Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge

Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge

2024 · Director

Stanislavski's Gun

Stanislavski's Gun

2024 · Director

Much Ado About the Future

Much Ado About the Future

2024 · Director

Love Is a Dog from Hell

Love Is a Dog from Hell

2023 · Director

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

9.5

Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)

2023 · Director

Kilabot: The Seditious Dreams of Nardong Putik

Kilabot: The Seditious Dreams of Nardong Putik

2023 · Director

National Anarchist: Lino Brocka

National Anarchist: Lino Brocka

2023 · Director

The Devil of Comparisons

The Devil of Comparisons

2022 · Director

Kluge‘s 5th Birthday, 1937

Kluge‘s 5th Birthday, 1937

2022 · Director

Gunam- Gunam X Guni Guni

Gunam- Gunam X Guni Guni

2021 · Director

Orphea

4.0

Orphea

2021 · Director

How To Not Make A Film

How To Not Make A Film

2021 · Director

KULOB34

8.0

KULOB34

2020 · Director

Mr. Duck-Egg

Mr. Duck-Egg

2020 · Director

Bamboo Dogs

4.3

Bamboo Dogs

2018 · Director

This Is Not a Lost Film

This Is Not a Lost Film

2018 · Director

Acting

Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge

Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge

2024 · Father Agaton Damaso

Shock Me Shokoy

Shock Me Shokoy

2017

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember

6.4

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember

2016

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore

6.1

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore

2014 · The Pianist

Esoterica: Manila

Esoterica: Manila

2014

Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

2011

Years When I Was a Child Outside

Years When I Was a Child Outside

2008

Bahag Kings

Bahag Kings

2008

Goodbye My Shooting Star

Goodbye My Shooting Star

2006 · K.

The Family That Eats Soil

5.5

The Family That Eats Soil

2005 · Dead Man on TV

Last Take, Last Shot

10.0

Last Take, Last Shot

2005

In development

Jollywood

Jollywood

Director