
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.
Known For

2005
Last Take, Last Shot
2005 · movie

2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
2014 · movie

2014
Esoterica: Manila
2014 · movie

2024
Rizal's Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge
2024 · movie

2005
The Family That Eats Soil
2005 · movie

2010
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010 · movie

2016
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
2016 · movie

2008
Years When I Was a Child Outside
2008 · movie

2011
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011 · movie

2006
Goodbye My Shooting Star
2006 · movie

2017
Shock Me Shokoy
2017 · movie

2025
Bomba Bernal
2025 · movie

2008
Bahag Kings
2008 · movie

2018
Happy Lamento
2018 · movie