Directing
Kidlat Tahimik
TL, PT, ZH, JA cinema · 36 credits
Born
3 October 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
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
First Light
as Diwa
Cinemartyrs
as Tatay Kidlat
Lucid
as Himself
Journey
Director, Screenplay
Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
Roofs of the World! Unite!
Writer, Director
Some More Rice
Director, Writer
Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras
Director, Writer
Holy Wood
Director, Writer
José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Celebrating the Year 2021, Today
Director, Writer
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor
Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
Director, Writer
A Movie Capital
as Self
Memories of Overdevelopment
Director, Writer
Shaman Wars
as Shaman
I am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver
Turumba
Director, Writer
Yan Ki Made in Hongkong
Writer, Director
Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Idea, Story, Screenplay, Script
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat, Cinematography, Writer, Production Design, Editor, Director
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian