Khavn

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014) — Director
2. Mondomanila: Kung paano ko inayos ang buhok ko matapos ang mahaba-haba ring paglalakbay (2010) — Director
3. Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember (2016) — Director
4. Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) — Director
5. Rugby Boyz (2006) — Director
6. Bamboo Dogs (2018) — Director
7. Vampire of Quezon City (2006) — Director
8. The Family That Eats Soil (2005) — Director
9. EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek (2012) — Director
10. Desaparadiso (2015) — Director
11. Mondomanila: Institusyon ng Makata (2004) — Director
12. Three Days of Darkness (2007) — Director
13. Manila in the Fangs of Darkness (2008) — Director
14. Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) (2023) — Director
15. Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017) — Director
16. The Profane And Senseless Passion Of Jesus Corazon Who, By The Disgrace Of God, Freezes The Heart Of The Loved One (2007) — Director
17. Headless (2004) — Director
18. The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles (2008) — Director
19. Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano) (2010) — Director
20. KULOB34 (2020) — Director
21. Orphea (2021) — Director
22. The Middle Mystery of KRISTO NEGRO (2009) — Director
23. The Twelve (2000) — Director
24. Squatterpunk (2007) — Director
25. Idol: Hero/Villain (2005) — Director
26. Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore (2012) — Director
27. Our Daily Bread (2009) — Director
28. Can & Slippers (2005) — Director
29. Solar Syokoy (2012) — Director
30. How To Not Make A Film (2021) — Director
31. The Trial of Mr. Serapio (2010) — Director
32. Love Is a Dog from Hell (2023) — Director
33. I Am The Drowning Sea (2009) — Director
34. Ultimo (2008) — Director
35. Small Ali (2005) — Director
36. Barong Brothers (2003) — Director
37. The Devil of Comparisons (2022) — Director
38. Makbetamaximus (2024) — Director
39. Simulacrum Tremendum (2016) — Director
40. Amen (1998) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014) — The Pianist
2. Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember (2016)
3. Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) — Himself
4. The Family That Eats Soil (2005) — Dead Man on TV
5. Last Take, Last Shot (2005)
6. Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism (2011)
7. Years When I Was a Child Outside (2008)
8. Shock Me Shokoy (2017)
9. Esoterica: Manila (2014)
10. Goodbye My Shooting Star (2006) — K.
11. Bahag Kings (2008)
12. Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge (2024) — Father Agaton Damaso
13. Bomba Bernal (2025) — Self
14. Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod (2026) — Self
15. Happy Lamento (2018) — Self (archive footage)