This travel-shockumentary-vampire fiction could well be a disguised ode to the Mondo films of Jacopetti, but with Khavn you never really know. Our guide is Kristo Vampiro, who admits in a voice-over that he is willing to go very far to quench his thirst for blood. The entirely blood-red images show the continual self-castigation of people in the street, juxtaposed with cock fights and acted crucifixions, complete with mouth-organ music.
According to Khavn, the film came about during a four-day tour of the Filipino archipelago which he gave an Italian friend. They stopped at the folk-&-roll bar Hobbit House, where all the waiters are dwarfs, and visited the Ringside brothel. They also stopped at several cock fights, which cost the losing gamblers a week’s income, but also made them believe that one good win could save them. Khavn also filmed the cemetery, 'maybe the only real utopia in Southeast Asia'. Also see How to Raise a Smart & Happy Child from Age Zero to Five in Spectrum Shorts.
- Director
- Khavn
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Philippines
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 70'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producers
- Khavn, Achinette Villamor, Stephan Holl, Antoinette Köster
- Production Companies
- Kamias Road, Ltd, Rapid Eye Movies HE GmbH
- Sales
- Rapid Eye Movies HE GmbH
- Screenplay
- Khavn, Carlos Piocos III, Arvie Bartolome
- Cinematography
- Albert Banzon
- Editor
- Lawrence S. Ang
- Sound Design
- Lawrence S. Ang
- Music
- Kristine Kintana
- Cast
- Dante Perez