Kidlat Tahimik
Directing · Director of Photography · Writer · Editor
Born Oct 3, 1942 · Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines
Active 1974–present · Awards: Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, National Artist of the Philippines
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…
Filmography
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto VillanuevaFirst Light (2026) — DiwaCinemartyrs (2025) — Tatay KidlatThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) — Hombrecito, the IndianPerfumed Nightmare (1979) — Kidlat · Editor · Writer · Producer · Director · Director of Photography · Cinematography · Idea · Story · Screenplay · ScriptJosé Rizal (1998) — La Liga Filipina GuestI am Blushing (1981) — Kidlat, the driverJapanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996) — Writer · Director · Director of PhotographyWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979) — Kidlat · Writer · Editor · Cinematography · Production Design · DirectorTurumba (1981) — Director · WriterWhy Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow? (1994) — Director of Photography · Writer · Director · EditorSome More Rice (2005) — Director · WriterIllogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism (2011)Shaman Wars (1982) — ShamanA Man Who Became Cinema (2018)Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III (2015) — DirectorBalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017) — DirectorOde to Dreamers (2015) — Panaginip Pictures CEOBulakna (2025)Yan Ki Made in Hongkong (1980) — Director · WriterOur Film-Grimage to Guimaras (2005) — Director · WriterRoofs of the World! Unite! (2006) — Writer · DirectorTakedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection (1991) — Writer · DirectorMemories of Overdevelopment (1984) — Director · Writer