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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".


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Born:
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1974-11-01
Latest Project:
Movie A Man Who Became Cinema 2018-12-10
Known For
Poster of BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
Poster of Ode to Dreamers
Poster of Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
Poster of Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Filmography
Movie A Man Who Became Cinema 2018-12-10
Movie BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI 2017-01-20
Movie Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III 2015-02-10
Movie Ode to Dreamers Panaginip Pictures CEO 2015-05-26
Movie Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism 2011-06-03
Movie Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement Himself 2010-01-01
Movie José Rizal La Liga Filipina Guest 1998-12-25
Movie Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi Himself 1996-01-01
Movie I am Blushing Kidlat, the driver 1981-10-12
Movie Perfumed Nightmare Kidlat 1979-01-08
Movie The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Hombrecito, the Indian 1974-11-01