Kidlat Tahimik
- Born
- October 3, 1942 (84 years old)
- Place of birth
- Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
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".
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Filmography
- 2020Kabunyan's Journey to LiwanagFilm · Director
- 2019JourneyFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2017BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VIFilm · Director
- 2015Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux IIIFilm · Director
- 2006Roofs of the World! Unite!Film · Writer, Director
- 2006Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat TahimikFilm · Director
- 2005Our Film-Grimage to GuimarasFilm · Director, Writer
- 2005Some More RiceFilm · Director, Writer
- 2003Holy WoodFilm · Director, Writer
- 1996Japanese Summers of a Filipino FundoshiFilm · Writer, Director, Director of Photography
- 1995Celebrating the Year 2021, TodayFilm · Director, Writer
- 1995Our Bomb Mission in HiroshimaFilm · Director
- 1994Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?Film · Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor
- 1992Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 SonsFilm · Director, Writer
- 1991Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo ConnectionFilm · Writer, Director
- 1984Memories of OverdevelopmentFilm · Director, Writer
- 1981TurumbaFilm · Director, Writer
- 1980Yan Ki Made in HongkongFilm · Director, Writer
- 1979Perfumed NightmareFilm · Editor, Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Idea, Story, Screenplay, Script★ 7.2
- 1979Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?Film · Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Production Design, Director
