83
Years
19
Movies
6.9
Rating
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".
83
Years Old
19
Movies
6.9
Avg Rating
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".
2025
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".
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 3, 1942
Birthplace
Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
A Movie Capital
1991
Ode to Dreamers
2015
Cinemartyrs
2025
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
I am Blushing
1981
Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?
1979
First Light
2025
José Rizal
1998
Perfumed Nightmare
1979
A Man Who Became Cinema
2018
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
1996
Bulakna
2025
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
2015
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
2017
Shaman Wars
1982
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010
Lucid
2023
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
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