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Cameroon Love Letter
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Gertjan Zuilhof, 1955-, Lourd De Veyra, 1975- and Jose Dalisay, Jr., fl. 1977-2008 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
Prolific Philippine filmmaker Khavn De La Cruz pays tribute to Cameroon, a nation that has long embraced Philippine cinema, in this work that combines documentary footage with a narrative that mirrors the style of soap operas from De La Cruz's native land. As the director presents a portrait of life in Cameroon th...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Gertjan Zuilhof, 1955-, Lourd De Veyra, 1975- and Jose Dalisay, Jr., fl. 1977-2008 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
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Prolific Philippine filmmaker Khavn De La Cruz pays tribute to Cameroon, a nation that has long embraced Philippine cinema, in this work that combines documentary footage with a narrative that mirrors the style of soap operas from De La Cruz's native land. As the director presents a portrait of life in Cameroon through images shot on the streets as they happened, he weaves in the story of a romance told through the letters exchanged between a man...
Prolific Philippine filmmaker Khavn De La Cruz pays tribute to Cameroon, a nation that has long embraced Philippine cinema, in this work that combines documentary footage with a narrative that mirrors the style of soap operas from De La Cruz's native land. As the director presents a portrait of life in Cameroon through images shot on the streets as they happened, he weaves in the story of a romance told through the letters exchanged between a man and a woman. A man travels to Cameroon after his marriage goes sour, and he falls for a local woman that he's met. However, their messages to one another confirm that despite their affection, there is more that separates them than brings them together. Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano) also features an original score by De La Cruz. Awards/Festivals: Goteborg International Film Festival 2010; International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-06-28
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Gertjan Zuilhof, 1955-, Lourd De Veyra, 1975-, Jose Dalisay, Jr., fl. 1977-2008
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Gertjan Zuilhof, 1955-, Lourd De Veyra, 1975-, Jose Dalisay, Jr., fl. 1977-2008
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Communication, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Gertjan Zuilhof, 1955-, Lourd De Veyra, 1975-, Jose Dalisay, Jr., fl. 1977-2008
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EdsaXXX: Nothing Ever Changes
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Armi Cacanindian, fl. 2012 and Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Sheree, fl. 2003-2012 and Jeffrey Quizon, 1973- (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 25 mins
Political realism in an absurdist musical. Everything in this film is based on exaggeration and also on the incomparable reality of the Philippines. The images of the rebellion against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1989 are real; those of future rebellions become increasingly crazy and musical.
Two years ago,...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Armi Cacanindian, fl. 2012 and Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Sheree, fl. 2003-2012 and Jeffrey Quizon, 1973- (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 25 mins
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Political realism in an absurdist musical. Everything in this film is based on exaggeration and also on the incomparable reality of the Philippines. The images of the rebellion against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1989 are real; those of future rebellions become increasingly crazy and musical.
Two years ago, the Filipino poet, singer and experimental filmmaker Khavn was in Rotterdam with Mondomanila. Anyone who saw that kaleidoscopic spectac...
Political realism in an absurdist musical. Everything in this film is based on exaggeration and also on the incomparable reality of the Philippines. The images of the rebellion against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1989 are real; those of future rebellions become increasingly crazy and musical.
Two years ago, the Filipino poet, singer and experimental filmmaker Khavn was in Rotterdam with Mondomanila. Anyone who saw that kaleidoscopic spectacle will know that we’re in for another bumpy ride.
In EDSA XXX, Khavn takes us forward to 2030, the year of the 30th EDSA revolution. Have you ever wondered why nothing changes despite countless presidents? Here the answer is given in the form of an absurdist cross between low-budget science-fiction musical and crazy political satire. See how, after the fall of Nigger Thunder, a simple tramp is elevated to three-eyed new leader by the Freedom Fighters disguised with shopping bags, the dauntless fighters against freedom. Discover with Three Eyes who is really pulling the strings and get to know a resistance movement of mermaids wearing blue leggings.
Documentary shots of the EDSA protests which led to the fall of President Marcos in 1986 show that Khavn allows himself to be inspired by reality.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sheree, fl. 2003-2012, Jeffrey Quizon, 1973-
Contributor
Armi Cacanindian, fl. 2012, Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Sheree, fl. 2003-2012, Jeffrey Quizon, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2012, 2012-12-01
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Comedy, Filipino people, Satire, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Khavn de la Cruz
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Sheree, fl. 2003-2012, Jeffrey Quizon, 1973-, Armi Cacanindian, fl. 2012
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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
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'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.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
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The Longest Moment
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.
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 11 mins
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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.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Emotions and feelings
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
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The Muzzled Horse of an Engineer in Search of Mechanical Saddles
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...
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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
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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, a Philippine centaur or Tikbalang calmly watching a holy week procession. Says Khavn: "while the Chinese zodiac looks up to the ima...
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, a Philippine centaur or Tikbalang calmly watching a holy week procession. Says Khavn: "while the Chinese zodiac looks up to the image of the horse as one of intelligence, independence, and a certain free-spirited attitude, the same image is also an icon of wild, uncontainable virility for the Filipino man, preoccupied with his macho role as the strong provider in a patriarchal familial set-up." Added to the hallucinatory images are horse poems recited by the engineer and discordant electronic music. Festivals: Berlin Film Festival; Thessaloniki Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-06-28
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Michelle Sia, fl. 2008, Ian Lomongo, fl. 2008-2012
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Michelle Sia, fl. 2008, Ian Lomongo, fl. 2008-2012
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Animals
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Michelle Sia, fl. 2008, Ian Lomongo, fl. 2008-2012
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The One and Only Concert of the Amazing Combo of Commander Kulas
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Alexie Tiron, fl. 2011-2011, Curly J., fl. 2011-2011 and Celino Caluag, fl. 2011-2011 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
During the night Kommander Kulas dreams that he is a giant cockroach. When he wakes up, he finds stitches on his chest: someone has stolen his heart during the sleep. With his best and only friend, the Poor Carabao, Kommander sets off for an adventure in search of his heart, passing through the long and unwinding...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Alexie Tiron, fl. 2011-2011, Curly J., fl. 2011-2011 and Celino Caluag, fl. 2011-2011 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
Description
During the night Kommander Kulas dreams that he is a giant cockroach. When he wakes up, he finds stitches on his chest: someone has stolen his heart during the sleep. With his best and only friend, the Poor Carabao, Kommander sets off for an adventure in search of his heart, passing through the long and unwinding road of Kamias among the vast landscape of the Philippines, encountering mythogical and tarots figures. A balanced, even minimalistic w...
During the night Kommander Kulas dreams that he is a giant cockroach. When he wakes up, he finds stitches on his chest: someone has stolen his heart during the sleep. With his best and only friend, the Poor Carabao, Kommander sets off for an adventure in search of his heart, passing through the long and unwinding road of Kamias among the vast landscape of the Philippines, encountering mythogical and tarots figures. A balanced, even minimalistic work, far from usual rough language by Khavn De La Cruz, that underlines the link with Alejandro Jodorowsky, cult director from Chile, showing also the waste range of poetic of KHAVN.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Alexie Tiron, fl. 2011-2011, Curly J., fl. 2011-2011, Celino Caluag, fl. 2011-2011
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Alexie Tiron, fl. 2011-2011, Curly J., fl. 2011-2011, Celino Caluag, fl. 2011-2011
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Alexie Tiron, fl. 2011-2011, Curly J., fl. 2011-2011, Celino Caluag, fl. 2011-2011
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Overdosed Nightmares
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...
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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
Description
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 image model for Poverty, bums around the Edsa Revolution anniversary which ousts another corrupt president, Estrada the actor. And Tony...
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 image model for Poverty, bums around the Edsa Revolution anniversary which ousts another corrupt president, Estrada the actor. And Tony D., the shrewd short-fused citizen of the Philippine ghetto, sets his sights on foreign classmate Steve Banners, a pompous self-righteous dude with delusions of America's grandeur at the expense of Third World inequity.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Buccino de Ocampo, fl. 2007-2007, Bon Reyes, fl. 2006-2013, Marvin Agustin, fl. 1995-2012
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Buccino de Ocampo, fl. 2007-2007, Bon Reyes, fl. 2006-2013, Marvin Agustin, fl. 1995-2012
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Buccino de Ocampo, fl. 2007-2007, Bon Reyes, fl. 2006-2013, Marvin Agustin, fl. 1995-2012
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Philippine Bliss
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Neil Elpusan, fl. 2008, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008 and Therese Carlos, fl. 2007 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 20 mins
'Philippine Bliss' tells the tale of six modern-day Filipinos living in a single neighborhood, a housing project called B.L.I.S.S., started by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era. These people, whose names allude to familiar characters from Jose Rizal's novels, narrate their...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Neil Elpusan, fl. 2008, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008 and Therese Carlos, fl. 2007 (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 20 mins
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'Philippine Bliss' tells the tale of six modern-day Filipinos living in a single neighborhood, a housing project called B.L.I.S.S., started by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era. These people, whose names allude to familiar characters from Jose Rizal's novels, narrate their private yet vivid stories of loss, longing, and Third World despair, all intersecting in a public arena that is their packed community...
'Philippine Bliss' tells the tale of six modern-day Filipinos living in a single neighborhood, a housing project called B.L.I.S.S., started by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era. These people, whose names allude to familiar characters from Jose Rizal's novels, narrate their private yet vivid stories of loss, longing, and Third World despair, all intersecting in a public arena that is their packed community. Theirs are lives seen with an oftentimes comic eye, unabashedly bound by a wild and brimming sense of Filipino hope.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Neil Elpusan, fl. 2008, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008, Therese Carlos, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Neil Elpusan, fl. 2008, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008, Therese Carlos, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Communities, Emotions and feelings
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Neil Elpusan, fl. 2008, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008, Therese Carlos, fl. 2007
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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
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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.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
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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.
Person
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Ali Doron, fl. 2010, Menk Cruzat, fl. 2008
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