Kidlat Tahimik
Directing
1942-10-03 · 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".
movieFirst Light
as Diwa · 2026 · 0.0
movieCinemartyrs
as Tatay Kidlat · 2025 · 0.0
movieBulakna
as · 2025 · 0.0
movieLucid
as Himself · 2023 · 0.0
movieA Man Who Became Cinema
as · 2018 · 0.0
movieBalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
as · 2017 · 0.0
movieOde to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO · 2015 · 0.0
movieBalikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
as · 2015 · 0.0
movieIllogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
as · 2011 · 0.0
moviePhilippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself · 2010 · 4.8
movieJosé Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest · 1998 · 9.0
movieJapanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself · 1996 · 8.0
movieA Movie Capital
as Self · 1991 · 6.0
movieShaman Wars
as Shaman · 1982 · 0.0
movieI am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver · 1981 · 9.0
moviePerfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat · 1979 · 7.3
movieWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat · 1979 · 7.5
movieThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian · 1974 · 7.3
movieShaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
as · 0.0