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Three Days of Darkness
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Precious Adona, fl. 2007-2008, Katya Santos, 1982- and Gwen Garci, fl. 1998-2011 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 18 mins
'So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.' In Khavn De La Cruz's horror pastiche, the Apocalypse has hit three beautiful young women in the form of a power blackout in a haunted house in Manila. Michiko, who is half Japanese and can't live without her c...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Precious Adona, fl. 2007-2008, Katya Santos, 1982- and Gwen Garci, fl. 1998-2011 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 18 mins
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'So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.' In Khavn De La Cruz's horror pastiche, the Apocalypse has hit three beautiful young women in the form of a power blackout in a haunted house in Manila. Michiko, who is half Japanese and can't live without her cell phone, evokes that Japanese movie One last call. The horror she experiences is worse than a cell phone that kills: her phone does...
'So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and total darkness covered all Egypt for three days.' In Khavn De La Cruz's horror pastiche, the Apocalypse has hit three beautiful young women in the form of a power blackout in a haunted house in Manila. Michiko, who is half Japanese and can't live without her cell phone, evokes that Japanese movie One last call. The horror she experiences is worse than a cell phone that kills: her phone doesn't get any reception in the haunted house. Blonde half-American Kimberly has discovered that she is pregnant, and though her corrupt confessor has told her to get an abortion, she prefers lighting candles and praying to ill-lit religious images. Her situation recalls Polanski's seventies cult classic Rosemary's Baby. And then there is Isabel, who tries to break free of a boyfriend who is just not that into her (except physically). All three are haunted not by CGI ghosts or monstrous killers, but by glimpses of their deepest desires and fears briefly lit by candles or cell-phone glimmers. Cult digital director Khavn gives us a genre and gender-bending mix of Satanism, horror and eroticism (the titles proudly display the condemnation of the Philippine film criticism board and a rating of X or M-18). As commentator Ramon Beyron says: 'If a film be rated for adults, let it be with a genuine adult premise and stance and substance. Awards/Festivals: Festival Paris Cinma 2008; International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-06-28
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Precious Adona, fl. 2007-2008, Katya Santos, 1982-, Gwen Garci, fl. 1998-2011
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Precious Adona, fl. 2007-2008, Katya Santos, 1982-, Gwen Garci, fl. 1998-2011
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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The Trial of Mr. Serapio
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 13 mins
Khavn De La Cruz is a filmmaker, rock musician, poet and producer, the enfant terrible of low-budget (or no-budget) filmless films in the Philippines. The digital guerrilla turns his subversive gaze to the first Filipino postmodern play, 'The Trial of Mr. Serapio,' written in 1969 by Paul Dumont. An old beggar is...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 13 mins
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Khavn De La Cruz is a filmmaker, rock musician, poet and producer, the enfant terrible of low-budget (or no-budget) filmless films in the Philippines. The digital guerrilla turns his subversive gaze to the first Filipino postmodern play, 'The Trial of Mr. Serapio,' written in 1969 by Paul Dumont. An old beggar is brought before the Kafkaesque tribunal of 'the Federation,' a tyrannical government which accuses him of the crime of trying to raise...
Khavn De La Cruz is a filmmaker, rock musician, poet and producer, the enfant terrible of low-budget (or no-budget) filmless films in the Philippines. The digital guerrilla turns his subversive gaze to the first Filipino postmodern play, 'The Trial of Mr. Serapio,' written in 1969 by Paul Dumont. An old beggar is brought before the Kafkaesque tribunal of 'the Federation,' a tyrannical government which accuses him of the crime of trying to raise a child! It doesn't seem to matter that Serapio's wife and child are both dead. The two pig-like judges threaten to blind him if he is found guilty. The millennial adaptation of the theme intersperses the black and white sixties-style play with Khavn's trademark bleached-out color footage. The idealistic Serapio plays his guitar and sings of the failures of the 'People Power Revolution' and walks through crowded streets. Festivals: Cinemalaya: Philippine Independent Film Festival 2010.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-06-28
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Philosophy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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