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".
Filmography (19 titles)
8.0MovieFirst Light
Diwa · 2026
MovieCinemartyrs
Tatay Kidlat · 2025
MovieBulakna
2025
MovieLucid
Himself · 2023
MovieA Man Who Became Cinema
2018
MovieBalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
2017
MovieOde to Dreamers
Panaginip Pictures CEO · 2015
MovieBalikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
2015
MovieIllogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011
4.8MoviePhilippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Himself · 2010
9.0MovieJosé Rizal
La Liga Filipina Guest · 1998
8.0MovieJapanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Himself · 1996
6.0MovieA Movie Capital
Self · 1991
MovieShaman Wars
Shaman · 1982
9.0MovieI am Blushing
Kidlat, the driver · 1981
7.3MoviePerfumed Nightmare
Kidlat · 1979
7.5MovieWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
Kidlat · 1979
7.3MovieThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Hombrecito, the Indian · 1974
MovieShaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva