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".
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".
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6404765
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Filmography (Movies)
Cinemartyrs
Character:Tatay Kidlat
Release Date:03/10/2025
First Light
Character:Diwa
Release Date:10/08/2025
Bulakna
Character:
Release Date:10/07/2025
Lucid
Character:Himself
Release Date:07/08/2023
A Man Who Became Cinema
Character:
Release Date:10/12/2018
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Character:
Release Date:20/01/2017
Ode to Dreamers
Character:Panaginip Pictures CEO
Release Date:26/05/2015
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Character:
Release Date:10/02/2015
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Character:
Release Date:03/06/2011
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2010
José Rizal
Character:La Liga Filipina Guest
Release Date:25/12/1998
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1996
A Movie Capital
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/1991
Shaman Wars
Character:Shaman
Release Date:18/11/1982
I am Blushing
Character:Kidlat, the driver
Release Date:12/10/1981
Perfumed Nightmare
Character:Kidlat
Release Date:08/01/1979
Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?
Character:Kidlat
Release Date:01/01/1979
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Character:Hombrecito, the Indian
Release Date:01/11/1974
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