Kidlat Tahimik
October 3, 1942 (82 years old) in Baguio 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
Credits
- 2023 ·Lucidas Himself
- 2018 ·A Man Who Became Cinemaas
- 2017 ·BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VIas
- 2015 ·Ode to Dreamersas Panaginip Pictures CEO
- 2015 ·Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux IIIas
- 2011 ·Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelismas
- 2010 ·Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movementas Himself
- 1998 ·José Rizalas La Liga Filipina Guest
- 1996 ·Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshias Himself
- 1991 ·A Movie Capitalas Self
- 1982 ·Shaman Warsas Shaman
- 1981 ·I am Blushingas Kidlat, the driver
- 1979 ·Perfumed Nightmareas Kidlat
- 1979 ·Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?as Kidlat
- 1974 ·The Enigma of Kaspar Hauseras Hombrecito, the Indian