
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 (15)
- MOVIEDie Liebe stört der kalte Tod2026as Self
MOVIEBomba Bernal2025as Self
MOVIERizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge2024as Father Agaton Damaso
MOVIEHappy Lamento2018as Self (archive footage)
MOVIEShock Me Shokoy2017
MOVIE★ 6.4Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember2016
MOVIEEsoterica: Manila2014
MOVIE★ 6.1Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore2014as The Pianist
MOVIEIllogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism2011
MOVIE★ 4.8Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement2010as Himself
MOVIEYears When I Was a Child Outside2008
MOVIEBahag Kings2008
MOVIEGoodbye My Shooting Star2006as K.
MOVIE★ 10.0Last Take, Last Shot2005
MOVIE★ 5.5The Family That Eats Soil2005as Dead Man on TV