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Buryong
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2006), 1 hour 34 mins
A minute of a life. Bored to death. What is life? A series of moving stills. This is not a film by Khavn. "Buryong: 90 Minutes of Nothing" captures sixty-seconds-in-a-life, Philippine-time. From mundane chores, to work, to scenes of domesticity, to killing time, we are asked to observe and meditate on these moment...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2006), 1 hour 34 mins
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A minute of a life. Bored to death. What is life? A series of moving stills. This is not a film by Khavn. "Buryong: 90 Minutes of Nothing" captures sixty-seconds-in-a-life, Philippine-time. From mundane chores, to work, to scenes of domesticity, to killing time, we are asked to observe and meditate on these moments.
Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2004, 2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Cities, Domestic life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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Kamias: Memory of Forgetting
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
'Kamias' weaves images of the artist's family and personal life with a strong, if not sad, narrative thread. Khavn gives us images of the day that transpired: his mother preparing merienda, his sister playing with her infant son, his brother-in-law and himself picking up his sister from school. His reminiscences t...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
Description
'Kamias' weaves images of the artist's family and personal life with a strong, if not sad, narrative thread. Khavn gives us images of the day that transpired: his mother preparing merienda, his sister playing with her infant son, his brother-in-law and himself picking up his sister from school. His reminiscences take him well into the dawn, when he finds it difficult to sleep. In concise, poetic narration, Khavn takes us deep into the psyche of a...
'Kamias' weaves images of the artist's family and personal life with a strong, if not sad, narrative thread. Khavn gives us images of the day that transpired: his mother preparing merienda, his sister playing with her infant son, his brother-in-law and himself picking up his sister from school. His reminiscences take him well into the dawn, when he finds it difficult to sleep. In concise, poetic narration, Khavn takes us deep into the psyche of a young artist.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Topic / Theme
Family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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Philippine New Wave
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 13 mins
Not so much a documentary, nor a compendium of interviews, but an almost rarefied glimpse into a wholesale revolt from a rigid paradigm long upheld by the west as the only way to make a film. If you want to see how technology has democratized cinema, here is the tip of a massive iceberg.
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 13 mins
Description
Not so much a documentary, nor a compendium of interviews, but an almost rarefied glimpse into a wholesale revolt from a rigid paradigm long upheld by the west as the only way to make a film. If you want to see how technology has democratized cinema, here is the tip of a massive iceberg.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Fijian people, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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Son of God
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Ali Doron, fl. 2010 and Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
Who is this dwarf called Son Of God? Mystic midget healer. Is he trickster or shaman? Freak or messiah? A film crew tracks his bizarre pilgrimage as magic and religion, faith and doubt, real and unreal blur and melt.
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Ali Doron, fl. 2010 and Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
Description
Who is this dwarf called Son Of God? Mystic midget healer. Is he trickster or shaman? Freak or messiah? A film crew tracks his bizarre pilgrimage as magic and religion, faith and doubt, real and unreal blur and melt.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Ali Doron, fl. 2010, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Ali Doron, fl. 2010, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Person Discussed
Ali Doron, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Religious practices
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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Squatter Punk
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
Set in the slums of Manila where law enforcement is rare, Squatterpunk chronicles the punk lifestyles of the youth as they scavenge the garbage beach for a living while still managing to play around. A film that casts a tenderly poetic eye at the squalor of Manila.
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
Description
Set in the slums of Manila where law enforcement is rare, Squatterpunk chronicles the punk lifestyles of the youth as they scavenge the garbage beach for a living while still managing to play around. A film that casts a tenderly poetic eye at the squalor of Manila.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
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