Khavn

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
- Directing
Known for
- Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014) — The Pianist
- Mondomanila (2010) — Music
- Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember (2016)
- A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (2005) — Music
- Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) — Himself
- Rugby Boyz (2006) — Director
- Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017) — Screenplay
- Bamboo Dogs (2018) — Director
- The Family That Eats Soil (2005) — Dead Man on TV
- EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek (2012) — Producer
- Vampire of Quezon City (2006) — Director
- Todo Todo Teros (2006) — Music
- Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) (2023) — Translator
- Desaparadiso (2015) — Director
- Mondomanila: Institusyon ng Makata (2004) — Director
- Three Days of Darkness (2007) — Director