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Khavn

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  • Writer
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Khavn
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Khavn was born on 23 December 1973 in the Philippines. He is a director and writer, known for Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey (2012), Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017) and EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek (2014).
BornDecember 23, 1973
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BornDecember 23, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 31 nominations total

    Known for

    Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey (2012)
    Mondomanila, or: How I Fixed My Hair After a Rather Long Journey
    6.2
    • Director(as Khavn de la Cruz)
    • 2012
    Justine Samson in Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017)
    Balangiga: Howling Wilderness
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2017
    EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek (2014)
    EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
    5.0
    • Director
    • 2014
    Iskwaterpangk (2007)
    Iskwaterpangk
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Director

    • This Is Not A Lost Film by Khavn (2024)
      This Is Not A Lost Film by Khavn
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Lilith Stangenberg in Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng higanti (2024)
      Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng higanti
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Makbetamaximus
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Lino Brocka in National Anarchist: Lino Brocka (2023)
      National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
      4.1
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) (2023)
      Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Love Is a Dog from Hell (2021)
      Love Is a Dog from Hell
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Gunam-Gunam x Guni-Guni (2021)
      Gunam-Gunam x Guni-Guni
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Julienne Ilagan, Pam Miras, Guillermo Ocampo, Mark L. Garcia, Khavn, Bagane Fiola, Zurich Chan, Keith Deligero, Arnel Barbarona, Arden Rod Condez, Adjani Arumpac, Kristian Cordero, Kyle Fermindoza, Carlo Enciso Catu, Glenn Barit, and Hiyas Baldemor Bagabaldo in Eksena Cinema Quarantine: Covid-19 Filmmakers' Diaries (2021)
      Eksena Cinema Quarantine: Covid-19 Filmmakers' Diaries
      • Director (segment "Gunam-Ganam X Guni-Guni/Rumi X Phantasm")
      • 2021
    • Orphea (2020)
      Orphea
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Bamboo Dogs (2018)
      Bamboo Dogs
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Justine Samson in Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017)
      Balangiga: Howling Wilderness
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Dido de la Paz in Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember (2016)
      Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Simulacrum Tremendum
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Desaparadiso (2015)
      Desaparadiso
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014)
      Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
      6.1
      • Director (as Khavn de la Cruz)
      • 2014

    Writer

    • This Is Not A Lost Film by Khavn (2024)
      This Is Not A Lost Film by Khavn
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Lilith Stangenberg in Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng higanti (2024)
      Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng higanti
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Lino Brocka in National Anarchist: Lino Brocka (2023)
      National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
      4.1
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) (2023)
      Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Love Is a Dog from Hell (2021)
      Love Is a Dog from Hell
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Gunam-Gunam x Guni-Guni (2021)
      Gunam-Gunam x Guni-Guni
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Julienne Ilagan, Pam Miras, Guillermo Ocampo, Mark L. Garcia, Khavn, Bagane Fiola, Zurich Chan, Keith Deligero, Arnel Barbarona, Arden Rod Condez, Adjani Arumpac, Kristian Cordero, Kyle Fermindoza, Carlo Enciso Catu, Glenn Barit, and Hiyas Baldemor Bagabaldo in Eksena Cinema Quarantine: Covid-19 Filmmakers' Diaries (2021)
      Eksena Cinema Quarantine: Covid-19 Filmmakers' Diaries
      • Writer (segment "Gunam-Ganam X Guni-Guni/Rumi X Phantasm")
      • 2021
    • Orphea (2020)
      Orphea
      5.1
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Bamboo Dogs (2018)
      Bamboo Dogs
      5.2
      • screenplay
      • 2018
    • Happy Lamento (2018)
      Happy Lamento
      6.0
      • collaboration: feat. (as Khavn De La Cruz)
      • 2018
    • Justine Samson in Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017)
      Balangiga: Howling Wilderness
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2017
    • Dido de la Paz in Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember (2016)
      Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Desaparadiso (2015)
      Desaparadiso
      4.4
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014)
      Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
      6.1
      • writer (as Khavn de la Cruz)
      • 2014
    • EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek (2014)
      EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
      5.0
      • written by
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Lilith Stangenberg in Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng higanti (2024)
      Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng higanti
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Lino Brocka in National Anarchist: Lino Brocka (2023)
      National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
      4.1
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933) (2023)
      Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
      • producer
      • 2023
    • My Name Is I Killed Macbeth (2021)
      My Name Is I Killed Macbeth
      Short
      • coordinating producer
      • 2021
    • Orphea (2020)
      Orphea
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Bamboo Dogs (2018)
      Bamboo Dogs
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • The Imminent Immanent (2018)
      The Imminent Immanent
      3.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Justine Samson in Balangiga: Howling Wilderness (2017)
      Balangiga: Howling Wilderness
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Dido de la Paz in Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember (2016)
      Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Simulacrum Tremendum
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Desaparadiso (2015)
      Desaparadiso
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014)
      Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
      6.1
      • producer (as Khavn de la Cruz)
      • 2014
    • EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek (2014)
      EDSA XXX: Nothing Ever Changes in the Ever-Changing Republic of Ek-Ek-Ek
      5.0
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Misericordia: The Last Mystery of Kristo Vampiro (2013)
      Misericordia: The Last Mystery of Kristo Vampiro
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore
      5.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012

    Videos1

    Squatterpunk
    Trailer 0:33
    Squatterpunk

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Khavn De La Cruz
    • Born
      • December 23, 1973
      • Philippines
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trademark
      "This is not a film by Khavn" is Khavn's trademark on his film's opening credits.

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