Khavn
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 23, 1973
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
- Jollywood
Jollywood TBA
Director
- Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod 2026
as Self
- Car Aircon Electrical Autocartoons
Car Aircon Electrical Autocartoons 2025
Music
Bomba Bernal 2025
as Self, Director, Editor, Writer
Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge 2024
as Father Agaton Damaso, Director, Producer, Music, Screenplay
Stanislavski's Gun 2024
Director
Much Ado About the Future 2024
Director
Makbetamaximus: Theater of Destruction 2024
Director
Love Is a Dog from Hell 2023
Director
Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) 2023
Translator, Director
Kilabot: The Seditious Dreams of Nardong Putik 2023
Director
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka 2023
Producer, Director
- The Devil of Comparisons
The Devil of Comparisons 2022
Director
2Bayani 2022
Original Music Composer
- Kluge‘s 5th Birthday, 1937
Kluge‘s 5th Birthday, 1937 2022
Director
Skylab 2021
Music
Orphea 2021
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Music
How To Not Make A Film 2021
Cinematography, Director
Gunam-Gunam x Guni-Guni 2021
Director, Music, Writer, Producer, Cinematography
KULOB34 2020
Writer, Director, Cinematography, Producer
Mr. Duck-Egg 2020
Director
Bamboo Dogs 2018
Producer, Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer, Production Design
Happy Lamento 2018
as Self (archive footage), Music, Screenplay
- This Is Not a Lost Film
This Is Not a Lost Film 2018
Director
Juan Tamad Goes to the Moon 2018
Director
Shock Me Shokoy 2017
Actor
Balangiga: Howling Wilderness 2017
Story, Screenplay, Producer, Music, Director
Aswang 1933 2017
Director, Editor, Sound Designer
Pilak: The Manila Film Center Invasion 2016
Director
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember 2016
Actor, Director, Writer
Simulacrum Tremendum 2016
Director
Filipiniana 2016
Writer, Director
An Exploration of Self: No Filter 2015
Music
Desaparadiso 2015
Director, Writer
Esoterica: Manila 2014
Actor
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore 2014
as The Pianist, Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Misericordia: The Last Mystery of Kristo Vampiro 2013
Director
EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek 2012
Music, Producer, Director, Writer
Solar Syokoy 2012
Director
Kalakala 2012
Director
- Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore
Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore 2012
Writer, Director
Breather 2011
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Writer
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism 2011
Actor, Producer
Kommander Kulas 2011
Director
Kommander Kulas: The One and Only Concert of the Amazing Kommander Kulas and His Poor Carabao 2011
Writer, Director
- Zero
Zero 2011
Music
Mondomanila 2010
Music, Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Trial of Mr. Serapio 2010
Director, Screenplay
Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano) 2010
Writer, Director
Son of God 2010
Writer, Director, Producer
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement 2010
as Himself, Director, Writer
Our Daily Bread 2009
Director
Namamasko Po 2009
Director
Pamilya Kariton 2009
Director
Literature 2009
Director, Writer
- I Am The Drowning Sea
I Am The Drowning Sea 2009
Director, Music
The Middle Mystery of Kristo Negro 2009
Director
Years When I Was a Child Outside 2008
Actor, Music
Philippine Bliss 2008
Director, Writer, Producer
Overdosed Nightmare 2008
Director
The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles 2008
Director, Story
Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero 2008
Writer, Director, Producer
Manila in the Fangs of Darkness 2008
Writer, Director
Ultimo 2008
Director
Bahag Kings 2008
Actor, Director, Writer
Kristo 2007
Director
Toxic Mango 2007
Director
By The Suez Canal 2007
Director
- Dead Woman in My House
Dead Woman in My House 2007
Director
Squatterpunk 2007
Director, Writer
The Longest Moment You're Not Here 2007
Director
Three Days of Darkness 2007
Director, Writer, Music
- The Last Gag of Buster Quizon
The Last Gag of Buster Quizon 2007
Director, Writer
The Profane And Senseless Passion Of Jesus Corazon Who, By The Disgrace Of God, Freezes The Heart Of The Loved One 2007
Director
Buryong 2006
Director, Writer, Editor
Todo Todo Teros 2006
Music
Goodbye My Shooting Star 2006
as K., Music, Writer, Director
- Rugby Boyz
Rugby Boyz 2006
Director
- Open Letter to All the Terrorists in the World
Open Letter to All the Terrorists in the World 2006
Director, Writer
Old East Side 2006
Writer, Director
Vampire of Quezon City 2006
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Last Take, Last Shot 2005
Actor
Idol: Hero/Villain 2005
Director
Can & Slippers 2005
Writer, Producer, Music, Director
The Family That Eats Soil 2005
as Dead Man on TV, Writer, Director
Small Ali 2005
Director
Three Days Of Darkness Zero 2005
Director, Editor, Writer
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional 2005
Music
Mondomanila: Institusyon ng Makata 2004
Writer, Director
Headless 2004
Writer, Director
- Barong Brothers
Barong Brothers 2003
Director
Greaseman 2001
Writer, Director
The Twelve 2000
Director, Writer, Producer
Kamias: Memory of Forgetting 1999
Director
Amen 1998
Writer, Director
- 1/4 Day In A Life
1/4 Day In A Life 1997
Director
- Memory of Dawn
Memory of Dawn 1996
Director
Credits from TMDB.