Kidlat Tahimik Filmes

  • 1991
    A Movie Capital

    A Movie Capital

    A Movie Capital

    61991HD

    This film is a record of the first Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. It reflects the various ways the festival was given shape by...

    A Movie Capital
  • 2025
    First Light

    First Light

    First Light

    02025HD

    Set in the remote mountains of the Philippines, First Light sees the death of a young construction worker force an elderly nun to confront the...

    First Light
  • 1998
    José Rizal

    José Rizal

    José Rizal

    91998HD

    Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build...

    José Rizal
  • 2011
    Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

    Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

    Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism

    02011HD

    A silent film by Jet Leyco.

    Illogical Patterns of a Logical Parallelism
  • 2019
    Journey

    Journey

    Journey

    02019HD

    This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.

    Journey
  • 1981
    I am Blushing

    I am Blushing

    I am Blushing

    01981HD

    "I am blushing" - Swedish comedy about a film crew traveling to the Philippines to find environments for a movie.

    I am Blushing
  • 1974
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    7.3571974HD

    The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time,...

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
  • 2025
    Cinemartyrs

    Cinemartyrs

    Cinemartyrs

    02025HD

    A young filmmaker is bent on recreating forgotten massacres from Philippine history, but when she begins shooting at a site where 1,000 men, women,...

    Cinemartyrs
  • 1979
    Perfumed Nightmare

    Perfumed Nightmare

    Perfumed Nightmare

    7.21979HD

    Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to...

    Perfumed Nightmare
  • 2010
    Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement

    Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement

    Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement

    4.82010HD

    Documentary profiling the directors involved in the loose Philippine New Wave filmmaking movement.

    Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
  • 2025
    Bulakna

    Bulakna

    Bulakna

    02025HD

    An observation of post-colonial economic relations through the intersecting trajectories of two Filipino women: one preparing to leave her native...

    Bulakna
  • 2015
    Ode to Dreamers

    Ode to Dreamers

    Ode to Dreamers

    02015HD

    A machine capable of recording ideas directly from the mind is invented, and an out-of-work comedian suffering from depression uses it to learn if he...

    Ode to Dreamers
  • 1981
    Turumba

    Turumba

    Turumba

    5.41981HD

    Kadu, a boy from Pakil, Laguna, experiences the dissolution of tradition as it gives way to capitalism in the form of Madame, a foreigner who...

    Turumba
  • 1979
    Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?

    Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?

    Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?

    71979HD

    Stuck in the German lands of “Yodelburg,” our hero Kidlat dreams of space and muses on humanity’s endless capacity for creativity,...

    Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo? Sinong Lumikha ng Moon Buggy?
  • 2015
    Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III

    Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III

    Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III

    02015HD

    Magellan, the famous navigator, met his untimely death in the Philippines before he could circumnavigate the globe. Ironically, it was his slave and...

    Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III
  • 1996
    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

    01996HD

    Kidlat Tahimik, a director and performer, sought to recreate relations between the body and filmed image seen through "Asian eyes." This...

    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
  • 2005
    Some More Rice

    Some More Rice

    Some More Rice

    62005HD

    Essay film about rice farming and Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.

    Some More Rice
  • 1991
    Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection

    Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection

    Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection

    01991HD

    Documentary about the meaning of bamboo.

    Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection
  • 2005
    Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras

    Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras

    Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras

    02005HD

    Documentary about an oil spill near the Philippines

    Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras
  • 1984
    Memories of Overdevelopment

    Memories of Overdevelopment

    Memories of Overdevelopment

    01984HD

    A philippine slave travels around the world. An early version of the story Tahimik used for Balikbayan.

    Memories of Overdevelopment