IFFR presents: How to Raise a Smart & Happy Child from Age Zero to Five

3,187 views · Published 13 February 2014 · 4:52 · Indexed 27 September 2026

Channel: International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR · 2014 · Film & Animation

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Diabolically funny. Tricks from before cinema. A naked boy emerges from a barrel. And then another, and another. You keep laughing. You hang a little boy from a tree in a bag. Is there another in there? Videos to draw attention to child abuse, etc., are often too goody-goody to watch. That's not the case here.

Khavn De La Cruz (1973, The Philippines), aka Khavn, is a very outspoken, experimental filmmaker with an unstoppable desire to explore and cross boundaries. He is one of the most productive filmmakers in the Philippines and far beyond, and owns a film studio. Since 2002, he has been director of the .MOV International Film, Music & Literature Festival. Apart from being a filmmaker, Khavn is also an acclaimed composer, songwriter, pianist and lead singer.

How to Raise a Smart & Happy Child from Age Zero to Five is part of IFFR presents, a weekly series of short films.

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