Kidlat Tahimik
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".
Movie Appearances
Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat
1979
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011
Lucid
as Himself
2023
Shaman Wars
as Shaman
1982
A Man Who Became Cinema
2018
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian
1974
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
2015
A Movie Capital
as Self
1991
José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest
1998
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
2017
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself
1996
I am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver
1981
Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
2015
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself
2010
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat
1979
Bulakna
2025
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
TBA
First Light
as Diwa
2026
Cinemartyrs
as Tatay Kidlat
2025