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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.
Eric Oteyza de Guia, better known as Kidlat Tahimik, is a renowned figure in the world of cinema. His pseudonym, a Tagalog term which translates to "Silent Lightning", is a fitting description of his impact on the Philippine film industry.
Nov 15, 2023 · From National Artists Ricky Lee and Kidlat Tahimik to Mayor Joy Belmonte and tycoon Ramon Ang, here are the 2023 honorees who exemplify what it means to be a Man at His Best.
Jan 31, 2022 · Widely considered the ‘father of independent cinema’ in the Philippines, 1 Kidlat Tahimik made his first film Mababangong Bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare, 1977) with expired film stock, discarded by a German film school. 2 Realised with a budget of just 10 000 deutschmarks (then about $4 000USD), 3 Perfumed Nightmare eventually ...
Oct 26, 2022 · It is a version of the Victoria, the only ship to make it back to Spain from Magellan’s expedition of exploration, and is part of a major exhibition by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Eric Oteyza de Guia — better known as Kidlat Tahimik — in which he explores colonialism in Philippine history and what he calls the ...
Oct 25, 2022 · Finding the parallels between Kidlat Tahimik's 1977 film Mababangong Bangungot and exhibit Indio-Genius at the National Museum of Anthropology. Decades (maybe even centuries) in the making, this exhibit shows us how the National Artist's neo-colonial cinema has come full circle.
Kidlat Tahimik was born on October 3, 1942 in Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines. He is a director and actor, known for Perfumed Nightmare (1977), Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III (2015) and Turumba (1981).
