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Kidlat Tahimik. It means “silent lightning” in Tagalog, and it has been his nom de plume since he started directing movies in the 1970s. That’s when he caught the attention of Werner Herzog ...
Sparkle GMA Artist Center actor Miguel Tanfelix ventures into action-drama via “Mga Batang Riles,” essaying the character named Kidlat, who grows up in the depressed and impoverished community ...
Mas paniniwalaan nga ba ni Kidlat (Miguel Tanfelix) ang mga kasinungalingan ni Dolor (Ynes Veneracion) at ng pamilya Victor ...
Inspired by a trip to Monument Valley and the Navajo Nation while en route to the Telluride Film Festival, Tahimik and his eldest son Kidlat Gottlieb Kalayaan use the "spaghetti machine" (Tahimik ...
Produced over 15 years for the JVCsponsored Tokyo Video Festival Tahimiks Video Diaries offers a lovely set of accents to his longer 16mm films Tropes and themes that recur throughout the ...
Selected works by Philippine National Artist Kidlat Tahimik will be screened online and free to help introduce Philippine artists and their works overseas Source: AAP Image/EPA/Javier Lizon Films ...