This is not a film by KHAVN. World Premiere: Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008 Synopsis: "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. Running time: 70min Cast & Crew: NEIL ELPUSAN as Simon Crisostomo REINIER LUCIEN as Elias JV KATIPUNAN as Tasyo MENK CRUZAT as Sisa THERESE CARLOS as Maria LARA TARRANCO as Clara DAMASO as Itself JP HERNANDEZ as the djembe player ATOY REYES JR. as the steel trader PEDRING X. SANTOS as the junkyard dog NINA DANDAN as client 1 CHERISH BRILLON as client 2 ENUH IGLESIAS as client 3 Directed, Written, & Produced by KHAVN Editing & Sound Design by LAWRENCE S. ANG Cinematography by ALBERT BANZON Music by RIA MUNOZ Songs by REYCARD DUET, LARRY MIRANDA , RUBEN TAGALOG, & SYLVIA LA TORRE English Subtitles Written by JOEL TOLEDO Sound Recording by JONATHAN BATOY Production Management by BANNED MOVIES PILIPINAS Casting by CHERISH AILEEN BRILLON Catering by ANNA CHRISTINA IGLESIAS Stills by ANNA CARINA DANDAN Production Assistance by EDGAR FONZ Production Company: FILMLESS FILMS