Kidlat Tahimik
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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Films
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TV Shows
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Crew Credits
Known For
19 Credits
Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat
1979
Bulakna
2025
José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest
1998
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian
1974
A Movie Capital
as Self
1991
Cinemartyrs
as Tatay Kidlat
2025
I am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver
1981
Shaman Wars
as Shaman
1982
Lucid
as Himself
2023
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat
1979
A Man Who Became Cinema
2018
Behind the Camera
20 CreditsPerfumed Nightmare
Writer, Producer, Director
1979
Turumba
Director, Writer
1981
Holy Wood
Director, Writer
2003
Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?
Writer, Director
1979
Roofs of the World! Unite!
Writer, Director
2006
Journey
Director
2019
Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
Director, Writer
1992
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Director
2017
Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik
Director
2006
Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection
Writer, Director
1991
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
Writer, Director
1994
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Director
2015