Kidlat Tahimik
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 3, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- 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 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
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Filmography
Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag
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Journey
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BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
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Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
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Roofs of the World! Unite!
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Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik
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Some More Rice
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Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras
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Holy Wood
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Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
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Celebrating the Year 2021, Today
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Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima
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Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
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Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
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Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection
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Memories of Overdevelopment
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Turumba
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Yan Ki Made in Hongkong
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Perfumed Nightmare
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Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
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