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".
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1942-10-03 · Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Known for
- The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) — Hombrecito, the Indian
- Perfumed Nightmare (1979) — Kidlat
- Turumba (1981) — Director
- José Rizal (1998) — La Liga Filipina Guest
- Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010) — Himself
- Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994) — Writer
- Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979) — Kidlat
- A Movie Capital (1991) — Self
- Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996) — Himself
- I am Blushing (1981) — Kidlat, the driver
- First Light (2026) — Diwa
- Some More Rice (2005) — Director
- Journey (2019) — Director
- Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism (2011)
- Lucid (2023) — Himself
- Shaman Wars (1982) — Shaman