Directing · Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines · Born October 3, 1942
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".
MovieFirst Light
2026
as Diwa
MovieCinemartyrs
2025
as Tatay Kidlat
MovieBulakna
2025
MovieLucid
2023
as Himself
MovieA Man Who Became Cinema
2018
MovieBalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
2017
MovieOde to Dreamers
2015
as Panaginip Pictures CEO
MovieBalikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
2015
MovieIllogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
2011
MoviePhilippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
2010
as Himself
MovieJosé Rizal
1998
as La Liga Filipina Guest
MovieJapanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
1996
as Himself
MovieA Movie Capital
1991
as Self
MovieShaman Wars
1982
as Shaman
MovieI am Blushing
1981
as Kidlat, the driver
MoviePerfumed Nightmare
1979
as Kidlat
MovieWho Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
1979
as Kidlat
MovieThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974
as Hombrecito, the Indian
MovieShaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
