Kidlat Tahimik
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".
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
as Hombrecito, the IndianThe film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life...
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José Rizal
as La Liga Filipina GuestAccused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial...
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Perfumed Nightmare
as KidlatKidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and...
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Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
as uncreditedMagellan, the famous navigator, met his untimely death in the Philippines before he could...
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Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
as KidlatStuck in the German lands of “Yodelburg,” our hero Kidlat dreams of space and muses on...
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Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
as HimselfDocumentary profiling the directors involved in the loose Philippine New Wave filmmaking movement.
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A Movie Capital
as SelfThis film is a record of the first Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. It reflects...
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Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
as uncreditedA silent film by Jet Leyco.
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BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
as uncreditedAs the ultimate enfant terrible of Philippine cinema, avant-gardist Kidlat Tahimik refuses to...
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Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
as HimselfKidlat Tahimik, a director and performer, sought to recreate relations between the body and...
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Ode to Dreamers
as Panaginip Pictures CEOA machine capable of recording ideas directly from the mind is invented, and an out-of-work...
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I am Blushing
as Kidlat, the driver"I am blushing" - Swedish comedy about a film crew traveling to the Philippines to find...
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A Man Who Became Cinema
as uncreditedMasato Hara made his directorial debut in high school in 1968 and achieved a reputation as a...
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Lucid
as HimselfA national artist delivers a powerful message urging us to embrace and celebrate our cultural...
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