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Kidlat Tahimik
Director

Kidlat Tahimik

3 Oct 1942Born
84Age
31Credits
Baguio City, Benguet, PhilippinesBirthplace

Biography

Eric de Guia (born October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Philippines), better known as Kidlat Tahimik (a Tagalog translation of "silent lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinemamovement through their critiques of neocolonialism. One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for Independent Cinema. He is dubbed by fellow filmmakers and critics as the "Father of Philippine Independent Cinema".

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAShaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto VillanuevaFilm
  2. 2026First LightFilm: Diwa
  3. 2025CinemartyrsFilm: Tatay Kidlat
  4. 2025BulaknaFilm
  5. 2020Kabunyan's Journey to LiwanagFilm: Director
  6. 2019JourneyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  7. 2018A Man Who Became CinemaFilm
  8. 2017BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VIFilm: Director
  9. 2015Ode to DreamersFilm: Panaginip Pictures CEO
  10. 2015Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux IIIFilm: Director
  11. 2011Illogical Patterns of a Logical ParallelismFilm
  12. 2006Roofs of the World! Unite!Film: Writer, Director
  13. 2006Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat TahimikFilm: Director
  14. 2005Our Film-Grimage to GuimarasFilm: Director, Writer
  15. 2005Some More RiceFilm: Director, Writer
  16. 2003Holy WoodFilm: Director, Writer
  17. 1998José RizalFilm: La Liga Filipina Guest
  18. 1996Japanese Summers of a Filipino FundoshiFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 1995Celebrating the Year 2021, TodayFilm: Director, Writer
  20. 1995Our Bomb Mission in HiroshimaFilm: Director
  21. 1994Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?Film: Writer, Director
  22. 1992Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 SonsFilm: Director, Writer
  23. 1991Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo ConnectionFilm: Writer, Director
  24. 1984Memories of OverdevelopmentFilm: Director, Writer
  25. 1982Shaman WarsFilm: Shaman
  26. 1981I am BlushingFilm: Kidlat, the driver
  27. 1981TurumbaFilm: Director, Writer
  28. 1980Yan Ki Made in HongkongFilm: Writer, Director
  29. 1979Perfumed NightmareFilm: Kidlat, Director, Writer, Screenplay
  30. 1979Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?Film: Kidlat, Writer, Director
  31. 1974The Enigma of Kaspar HauserFilm: Hombrecito, the Indian

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