Directing
Kidlat Tahimik
Directing · Born 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".
Credits · 13
FilmFirst Light
2026 · Diwa
FilmJourney
2019 · Director
FilmPhilippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010 · Himself
FilmSome More Rice
2005 · Director
FilmJosé Rizal
1998 · La Liga Filipina Guest
FilmJapanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
1996 · Himself
FilmWhy Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
1994 · Director of Photography
FilmA Movie Capital
1991 · Self
FilmI am Blushing
1981 · Kidlat, the driver
FilmTurumba
1981 · Director
FilmPerfumed Nightmare
1979 · Kidlat
FilmWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
1979 · Kidlat
FilmThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 · Hombrecito, the Indian