Khavn

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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.

Film	Credit
DDie Liebe stört der kalte Tod2026 · Self	Self
Bomba Bernal2025 · Self, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge2024 · Father Agaton Damaso, Director, Producer, Writer	Father Agaton Damaso, Director, Producer, Writer
Stanislavski's Gun2024 · Director	Director
Much Ado About the Future2024 · Director	Director
Makbetamaximus2024 · Director	Director
Love Is a Dog from Hell2023 · Director	Director
Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)2023 · Director	Director
Kilabot: The Seditious Dreams of Nardong Putik2023 · Director	Director
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka2023 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
TThe Devil of Comparisons2022 · Director	Director
KKluge‘s 5th Birthday, 19372022 · Director	Director
Orphea2021 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
How To Not Make A Film2021 · Director	Director
Gunam- Gunam X Guni Guni2021 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
KULOB342020 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Mr. Duck-Egg2020 · Director	Director
Bamboo Dogs2018 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Happy Lamento2018 · Self (archive footage), Screenplay	Self (archive footage), Screenplay
Juan Tamad Goes to the Moon2018 · Director	Director
TThis Is Not a Lost Film2018 · Director	Director
Shock Me Shokoy2017 · Actor	Actor
Balangiga: Howling Wilderness2017 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Aswang 19332017 · Director	Director
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember2016 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
Simulacrum Tremendum2016 · Director	Director
Filipiniana2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Desaparadiso2015 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Esoterica: Manila2014 · Actor	Actor
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore2014 · The Pianist, Director, Screenplay	The Pianist, Director, Screenplay
Misericordia: The Last Mystery of Kristo Vampiro2013 · Director	Director
EEDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek2012 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
SSolar Syokoy2012 · Director	Director
Kalakala2012 · Director	Director
RRuined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Breather2011 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism2011 · Actor, Producer	Actor, Producer
Kommander Kulas: The One and Only Concert of the Amazing Kommander Kulas and His Poor Carabao2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Kommander Kulas2011 · Director	Director
Mondomanila: Kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-haba ring paglalakbay2010 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Trial of Mr. Serapio2010 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement2010 · Himself, Director, Writer	Himself, Director, Writer
Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)2010 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Son of God2010 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
OOur Daily Bread2009 · Director	Director
The Middle Mystery of KRISTO NEGRO2009 · Director	Director
II Am The Drowning Sea2009 · Director	Director
Literature2009 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer