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Kontra Madiaga
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Bembol Roco, 1953- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2008), 1 min
Kontra Madiaga is an excerpt from 'Manila in the Fangs of Darkness,' which is a deconstruction of and an ode to 'Manila in the Claws of Neon' (1975), a film by Lino Brocka, who is widely considered to be the most prolific Filipino filmmaker. His films were also the first to break into the international scene and b...
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Bembol Roco, 1953- (Philippines: Privately Published, 2008), 1 min
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Kristo
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Kat Sandoval, fl. 2009-2009, Mary Tamayo, fl. 2009-2009 and Macoy Duran, fl. 2001-2010 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
This drama was directed by Khavn De La Cruz, and features Macoy Duran, Mary Tamayo, and Kat Sandoval.
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Kat Sandoval, fl. 2009-2009, Mary Tamayo, fl. 2009-2009 and Macoy Duran, fl. 2001-2010 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
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Literature
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Richard Joson, fl. 1996 and Farley Alcantara, fl. 2009 (Philippines: Privately Published), 7 mins
Literature is a surreal narrative poem that revolves around a revolver, a forlorn man, heavy traffic, and a book. It surveys the elements of a short story as seen through the eyes of a semi-omniscient speaker, who observes but not moralizes, who talks about possibilities but not the truths, who relishes in both th...
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Richard Joson, fl. 1996 and Farley Alcantara, fl. 2009 (Philippines: Privately Published), 7 mins
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Little Brown Comedies
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Lav Diaz, 1958- and Banaue Miclat, 1979- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 13 mins
A collection of short films by the enfant terrible of Philippine cinema, including 'Amen, a brown comedy' -- a satire on the traditional Filipino custom of having younger people raise the hands of their elders, to their own foreheads, as a greeting and also as a superficial mark of respect; 'Ultimo: Different wa...
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Lav Diaz, 1958- and Banaue Miclat, 1979- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 13 mins
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The Longest Moment
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
Who are you waiting for? How long have you been waiting? How much longer can you wait? In the calm after the storm comes the unbearable longing for the elusive One.
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
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Manila in the Fangs of Darkness
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Brian Ong, fl. 2008, Ella Cortez, fl. 2008 and Bembol Roco, 1953- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
'Manila in the Fangs of Darkness' is a deconstruction of and an ode to 'Manila in the Claws of Neon' (1975), a film by Lino Brocka, who is widely considered to be the most prolific Filipino filmmaker. His films were also the first to break into the international scene and be screened at the Cannes Film Festival....
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Brian Ong, fl. 2008, Ella Cortez, fl. 2008 and Bembol Roco, 1953- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
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The Middle Mystery of Kristo Negro
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Mary Tamayo, fl. 2009-2009, Kat Sandoval, fl. 2009-2009 and Macoy Duran, fl. 2001-2010 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
The dark man crosses the purgatorial blight bearing his cargoes of sin, his blasted pilgrimage like some fever dream passion play, a primordial hallucination soaked in doom and grime.
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Mary Tamayo, fl. 2009-2009, Kat Sandoval, fl. 2009-2009 and Macoy Duran, fl. 2001-2010 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 10 mins
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The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Michelle Sia, fl. 2008 and Ian Lomongo, fl. 2008-2012 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 21 mins
This surreal psychoscape from prolific Filipino enfant terrible Khavn De La Cruz was filmed in 24 hours during Holy Week in Quiapo in downtown Manila. Khavn focuses on an unemployed engineer who is troubled by images of horses: horses mating, race horses pursuing him, horse-drawn calesas carrying beautiful women...
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Michelle Sia, fl. 2008 and Ian Lomongo, fl. 2008-2012 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 21 mins
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Nothing Funnier Than Unhappiness
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Jeffrey Quizon, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 11 mins
Buster Quizon will die today, no matter what. A silent soliloquy on meaning and nothingness.
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Jeffrey Quizon, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 11 mins
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Overdosed Nightmares
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Buccino de Ocampo, fl. 2007-2007, Bon Reyes, fl. 2006-2013 and Marvin Agustin, fl. 1995-2012 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 28 mins
Overdosed Nightmare is Kidlat Tahimik's Perfumed Nightmare without the perfume, a pure nightmare set in wounded Manila, a close-up view of all that gangrene and pus. A gang of rat-munching, homophobic bums kill the night clumsily. Jesus H. Christ gets crucified for the nth time in Dagger Island. A greaseman, the i...
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Buccino de Ocampo, fl. 2007-2007, Bon Reyes, fl. 2006-2013 and Marvin Agustin, fl. 1995-2012 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 28 mins
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