Kidlat Tahimik

Kidlat Tahimik

Known for: Directing

Born: October 2, 1942 in 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".

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Perfumed Nightmare

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Perfumed Nightmare

Kidlat

1979 Comedy
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

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Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

2011 Documentary
Lucid

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Lucid

Himself

2023 Documentary
Shaman Wars

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Shaman Wars

Shaman

1982 Drama
A Man Who Became Cinema

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A Man Who Became Cinema

2018 Documentary
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

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7.3
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Hombrecito, the Indian

1974 Drama
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III

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Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III

2015 Documentary
A Movie Capital

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A Movie Capital

Self

1991 Documentary
José Rizal

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José Rizal

La Liga Filipina Guest

1998 Drama
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI

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BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI

2017 Documentary
I am Blushing

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I am Blushing

Kidlat, the driver

1981 Comedy
Ode to Dreamers

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Ode to Dreamers

Panaginip Pictures CEO

2015 Comedy
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?

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Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?

Kidlat

1978 Documentary
Bulakna

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Bulakna

2025 Documentary
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva

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Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva

N/A Drama
First Light

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First Light

Diwa

2025 Drama
Cinemartyrs

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Cinemartyrs

Tatay Kidlat

2025 Horror
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?

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Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?

Director of Photography

1994 Documentary
Turumba

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Turumba

Director

1981 Drama
Yan Ki Made in Hongkong

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Yan Ki Made in Hongkong

Director

1979 Documentary
Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras

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Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras

Director

2005 Documentary
Some More Rice

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Some More Rice

Director

2004 Documentary
Roofs of the World! Unite!

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Roofs of the World! Unite!

Writer

2005 Documentary
Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection

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Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection

Writer

1990 Documentary