Kidlat Tahimik

Directing

Kidlat Tahimik

Born 1942-10-03 Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines 19 films

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 Independe…

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Filmography

19 films
First Light poster

An elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker's fatal accident, compelling her to question t…

First Light

★ 8.0 2026

Cinemartyrs poster

A young filmmaker is bent on recreating forgotten massacres from Philippine history, but when she b…

Cinemartyrs

★ 0.0 2025

Bulakna poster

An observation of post-colonial economic relations through the intersecting trajectories of two Fil…

Bulakna

★ 0.0 2025

Lucid poster

A national artist delivers a powerful message urging us to embrace and celebrate our cultural herit…

Lucid

★ 0.0 2023

José Rizal poster

Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed…

José Rizal

★ 8.8 1998