Kidlat Tahimik
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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".
Known for
Credits
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
as Hombrecito, the Indian
Bulakna (2025)
Actor
Perfumed Nightmare (1979)
as Kidlat
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi (1996)
as Himself
Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy? (1979)
as Kidlat
José Rizal (1998)
as La Liga Filipina Guest
Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva (—)
Actor
A Movie Capital (1991)
as Self
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III (2015)
Actor
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement (2010)
as Himself
Cinemartyrs (2025)
as Tatay Kidlat
Lucid (2023)
as Himself
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017)
Actor
First Light (2026)
as Diwa
Ode to Dreamers (2015)
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
A Man Who Became Cinema (2018)
Actor
Tata Cuts Down the Timescape (2023)
as Self
Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism (2011)
Actor
Tata Picks Up the Landscape (2023)
as Self
Shaman Wars (1982)
as Shaman
I am Blushing (1981)
as Kidlat, the driver