Kidlat Tahimik
Directing
Born: 1942-10-03 in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
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
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Himself
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Hombrecito, the Indian
A Movie Capital
Self
Bulakna
First Light
Diwa
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
Lucid
Himself
José Rizal
La Liga Filipina Guest
Shaman Wars
Shaman
Perfumed Nightmare
Kidlat
A Man Who Became Cinema
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
Kidlat
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Cinemartyrs
Tatay Kidlat
Ode to Dreamers
Panaginip Pictures CEO
I am Blushing
Kidlat, the driver
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Himself
