Khavn
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
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.
2025
2024
2023
Translator
Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
Director
Love Is a Dog from Hell
Producer
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
Director
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
Director
Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
Director
Kilabot: The Seditious Dreams of Nardong Putik
2022
2021
2020
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Producer
EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
Music
EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
Director
Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore
Writer
Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore
Director
Solar Syokoy
Director
EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
Writer
EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
Director
Kalakala
2011
Actor
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Music
Zero
Director
Ang kaisa-isang konsiyerto ng kagila-gilalas na kombo ni Kumander Kulas at ng kanyang kawawang kalabaw sa walang katapusang kalsada ng Kamyas
Writer
Ang kaisa-isang konsiyerto ng kagila-gilalas na kombo ni Kumander Kulas at ng kanyang kawawang kalabaw sa walang katapusang kalsada ng Kamyas
Director
Kommander Kulas
Producer
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Director
Breather
Writer
Breather
Producer
Breather
Cinematography
Breather
2010
Actor Himself
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Music
Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey
Director
Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey
Director
The Trial of Mr. Serapio
Screenplay
The Trial of Mr. Serapio
Director
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Screenplay
Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey
Director
Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)
Writer
Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)
Director
Son of God
Writer
Son of God
Producer
Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey
Writer
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Producer
Son of God
2009
2008
Actor
Taon Noong Ako'y Anak sa Labas
Actor
Bahag Kings
Music
Taon Noong Ako'y Anak sa Labas
Director
Ultimo
Director
Bahag Kings
Writer
Bahag Kings
Director
Manila in the Fangs of Darkness
Writer
Manila in the Fangs of Darkness
Director
The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles
Writer
The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles
Director
Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero
Writer
Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero
Director
Overdosed Nightmare
Producer
Ultimo: Different Ways of Killing a National Hero
Director
Philippine Bliss
Producer
Philippine Bliss
Writer
Philippine Bliss
2007
Director
The Profane And Senseless Passion Of Jesus Corazon Who, By The Disgrace Of God, Freezes The Heart Of The Loved One
Director
Squatterpunk
Director
Three Days of Darkness
Writer
Three Days of Darkness
Director
The Last Gag of Buster Quizon
Writer
The Last Gag of Buster Quizon
Director
Dead Woman in My House
Writer
Squatterpunk
Music
Three Days of Darkness
Director
The Longest Moment You're Not Here
Director
Toxic Mango
2006
Actor
Goodbye My Shooting Star
Director
Vampire of Quezon City
Director
Rugby Boyz
Music
Todo Todo Teros
Music
Goodbye My Shooting Star
Director
Old East Side
Writer
Old East Side
Director
Open Letter to All the Terrorists in the World
Writer
Open Letter to All the Terrorists in the World
Writer
Goodbye My Shooting Star
Director
Goodbye My Shooting Star
Screenplay
Vampire of Quezon City
Producer
Vampire of Quezon City
Director
Buryong
Writer
Buryong
Editor
Buryong
2005
Actor Dead Man on TV
The Family That Eats Soil
Actor
Last Take, Last Shot
Music
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional
Director
The Family That Eats Soil
Writer
The Family That Eats Soil
Director
Idol: Hero/Villain
Director
Can & Slippers
Producer
Can & Slippers
Writer
Can & Slippers
Music
Can & Slippers
Director
Small Ali
Director
Three Days Of Darkness Zero
Writer
Three Days Of Darkness Zero
Editor
Three Days Of Darkness Zero
