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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser1974* 7.3
José Rizal1998* 8.8
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi1996* 8.0
Perfumed Nightmare1979* 7.2
Lucid2023* NR
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva-* NR
Cinemartyrs2025* NR
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement2010* 4.8
Shaman Wars1982* NR
Bulakna2025* NR
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?1979* 7.5
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III2015* NR
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI2017* NR
First Light2026* 8.0
A Movie Capital1991* 6.0
I am Blushing1981* 9.0
Ode to Dreamers2015* NR
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism2011* NR
A Man Who Became Cinema2018* NR
Tata Cuts Down the Timescape2023* NR
Tata Picks Up the Landscape2023* NR
Kidlat Tahimik
DirectingBorn 3 Oct 1942 · age 84Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
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".
Known For & Filmography
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser1974* 7.3José Rizal1998* 8.8Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi1996* 8.0Perfumed Nightmare1979* 7.2Lucid2023* NRShaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva-* NRCinemartyrs2025* NRPhilippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement2010* 4.8Shaman Wars1982* NRBulakna2025* NRWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?1979* 7.5Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III2015* NRBalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI2017* NRFirst Light2026* 8.0A Movie Capital1991* 6.0I am Blushing1981* 9.0Ode to Dreamers2015* NRIllogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism2011* NRA Man Who Became Cinema2018* NRTata Cuts Down the Timescape2023* NRTata Picks Up the Landscape2023* NRData by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.