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Eric Oteyza de Guia (born October 3, 1942), better known as Kidlat Tahimik ("Silent Lightning"), is a film director, writer and actor whose films are commonly associated with the Third Cinema movement through their critiques of neocolonialism.
Mar 15, 2023 · Aculmination of National Artist Kidlat Tahimik’s multidisciplinary oeuvre, INDIO-GENIUS: 500 Taon ng Labanang Kultural (1521-2021) battles for the soul of the Filipino legacy through the cosmic sensibility of the katutubo.
Nov 15, 2023 · Esquire Philippines Artist of the Year Kidlat Tahimik talks duendes, perfumed nightmares, and the indio-genius in this exclusive sit-down interview. Decades, perhaps even centuries, in the making is the legacy of Kidlat Tahimik.
Apr 10, 2023 · BAGUIO, Philippines — Revolutionary filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik outdid himself once again by finally completing a 45-year-old work of art.
Oct 20, 2022 · The National Museum of the Philippines has finally launched National Artist Kidlat Tahimik’s INDIO-GENIUS: 500 Taon ng Labanang Kultural (1521-2021). We are also happy to announce that everyone can now view this exhibition on Saturday, OCTOBER 22, 2022, along with the reopening of the National Museum of Anthropology!
Born October 3, 1942 (aged 69) Mr. Kidlat Tahimik has made a great contribution to global film culture as one of the pioneering independent filmmakers in Asia. Besides directing, he is involved in script-writing, shooting, editing and acting.
Kidlat Tahimik by Patrick Campos, Film Institute of the University of the Philippines. With Kidlat Tahimik, whose name in Tagalog means “quiet lightning,” the films and the filmmaker are one. He has continually invented himself through his cinema, and so his cinema is as singular as the man.
