
Kidlat Tahimik
- Date of Birth: 1942-10-03
- Place of Birth: Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
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 film... 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".

José Rizal
Drama, History, War • 1998 December

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Drama, History • 1974 November

Mababangong Bangungot
Comedy, Drama • 1979 January

Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
Documentary, Comedy • 1979 January

A Movie Capital
Documentary • 1991 October

Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Documentary • 2010 January

Bulakna
Documentary • 2025 July

Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Documentary • 2011 June

Lucid
Documentary • 2023 August

Ode to Dreamers
Comedy • 2015 May