
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.
Movies(15)
Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod
Self
2026

Bomba Bernal
Self
2025

Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
Father Agaton Damaso
2024

Happy Lamento
Self (archive footage)
2018

Shock Me Shokoy
2017

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
2016

Esoterica: Manila
2014

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
The Pianist
2014

Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Himself
2010

Years When I Was a Child Outside
2008

Bahag Kings
2008

Goodbye My Shooting Star
K.
2006

Last Take, Last Shot
2005

The Family That Eats Soil
Dead Man on TV
2005