Khavn
Known for 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.
Filmography
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
2014
as The Pianist
Esoterica: Manila
2014
Goodbye My Shooting Star
2006
as K.
Bahag Kings
2008
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
2016
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010
as Himself
Last Take, Last Shot
2005
The Family That Eats Soil
2005
as Dead Man on TV
Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
2024
as Father Agaton Damaso
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Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
2026
as Self
Bomba Bernal
2025
as Self
Years When I Was a Child Outside
2008
Shock Me Shokoy
2017
Happy Lamento
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011