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Kidlat Tahimik
Directing
Born: October 3, 1942
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
José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina Guest
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the Indian
Perfumed Nightmare
as Kidlat
A Movie Capital
as Self
Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as Himself
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as Himself
Lucid
as Himself
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
as Kidlat
