Kidlat Tahimik
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-10-03
Place of Birth
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Kidlat Tahimik
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".
Also Known For
Perfumed Nightmare
Jan 08, 1979
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Jun 03, 2011
Lucid
Aug 07, 2023
Shaman Wars
Nov 18, 1982
A Man Who Became Cinema
Dec 10, 2018
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Nov 01, 1974
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Feb 10, 2015
A Movie Capital
Oct 12, 1991
José Rizal
Dec 25, 1998
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Jan 20, 2017
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Jan 01, 1996
I am Blushing
Oct 12, 1981
Ode to Dreamers
May 26, 2015
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Jan 01, 2010
Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?
Jan 01, 1979
Bulakna
Jul 10, 2025
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
First Light
Aug 10, 2025
