
Kidlat Tahimik
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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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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Hombrecito, the Indian · 1974

Perfumed Nightmare
Kidlat · 1979

José Rizal
La Liga Filipina Guest · 1998

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Himself · 2010

Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
Kidlat · 1979

I am Blushing
Kidlat, the driver · 1981

Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Himself · 1996

First Light
Diwa · 2026

A Movie Capital
Self · 1991

Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011

Lucid
Himself · 2023

Shaman Wars
Shaman · 1982

A Man Who Became Cinema
2018

Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
2015

BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
2017

Ode to Dreamers
Panaginip Pictures CEO · 2015

Bulakna
2025

Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva

Cinemartyrs
Tatay Kidlat · 2025