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".
Perfumed Nightmare
(Kidlat)
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
Lucid
(Himself)
Shaman Wars
(Shaman)
A Man Who Became Cinema
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
(Hombrecito, the Indian)
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
A Movie Capital
(Self)
José Rizal
(La Liga Filipina Guest)
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
(Himself)
I am Blushing
(Kidlat, the driver)
Ode to Dreamers
(Panaginip Pictures CEO)
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
(Himself)
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
(Kidlat)
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
(Director of Photography)
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
(Writer)
Perfumed Nightmare
(Director)
Perfumed Nightmare
(Editor)
Perfumed Nightmare
(Writer)
Perfumed Nightmare
(Producer)
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
(Cinematography)
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
(Writer)
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
(Production Design)
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
(Editor)
Turumba
(Director)
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
(Director)
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
(Director)
Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?
(Editor)
Turumba
(Writer)
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
(Director)
Yan Ki Made in Hongkong
(Writer)
Yan Ki Made in Hongkong
(Director)
Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection
(Writer)
Roofs of the World! Unite!
(Writer)
Roofs of the World! Unite!
(Director)
Some More Rice
(Director)
Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras
(Director)
Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection
(Director)
Some More Rice
(Writer)
Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras
(Writer)
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
(Director)
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
(Writer)
Celebrating the Year 2021, Today
(Director)
Holy Wood
(Director)
Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
(Director)
Memories of Overdevelopment
(Director)
Memories of Overdevelopment
(Writer)
Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
(Writer)
Holy Wood
(Writer)
Celebrating the Year 2021, Today
(Writer)
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
(Director)
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
(Director of Photography)
Journey
(Director)
Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik
(Director)
Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima
(Director)
Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag
(Director)
Perfumed Nightmare
(Director of Photography)