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
First Light
as Diwa
First Light
as Diwa
Cinemartyrs
as Tatay Kidlat
Cinemartyrs
as Tatay Kidlat
Bulakna
Bulakna
Lucid
as Himself
Lucid
as Himself
A Man Who Became Cinema
A Man Who Became Cinema
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself
José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest
José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself
A Movie Capital
as Self
A Movie Capital
as Self
Shaman Wars
as Shaman
Shaman Wars
as Shaman
I am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver
I am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver
Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat
Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva