Kidlat Tahimik Movies
- 1998
José Rizal
José Rizal91998HD
Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build...
- 1974
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser7.31974HD
The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy...
- 1979
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?
Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the 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,...
- 1979
Perfumed Nightmare
Perfumed Nightmare7.21979HD
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...
- 1981
Turumba
Turumba5.41981HD
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...
- 1991
A Movie Capital
A Movie Capital61991HD
This film is a record of the first Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. It reflects the various ways the festival was given shape by...
- 2019
Journey
Journey02019HD
This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.
- 2005
Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras
Our Film-Grimage to Guimaras02005HD
Documentary about an oil spill near the Philippines
- 2017
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI02017HD
As the ultimate enfant terrible of Philippine cinema, avant-gardist Kidlat Tahimik refuses to settle on anything, whether it’s the telling of a...
- 1981
I am Blushing
I am Blushing01981HD
"I am blushing" - Swedish comedy about a film crew traveling to the Philippines to find environments for a movie.
- 1992
Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons01992HD
Short film about the sons of the director.
- 2010
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement
Philippine New Wave: This Is Not a Film Movement4.82010HD
Documentary profiling the directors involved in the loose Philippine New Wave filmmaking movement.
- 1996
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi
Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi01996HD
Kidlat Tahimik, a director and performer, sought to recreate relations between the body and filmed image seen through "Asian eyes." This...
- 2005
Some More Rice
Some More Rice62005HD
Essay film about rice farming and Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.
- 1991
Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection
Takedera mon amour: Diary of a Bamboo Connection01991HD
Documentary about the meaning of bamboo.
- 1995
Celebrating the Year 2021, Today
Celebrating the Year 2021, Today01995HD
A man plants trees around the world.
- 2006
Roofs of the World! Unite!
Roofs of the World! Unite!02006HD
Experimental documentary about roof-making.
- 2023
Lucid
Lucid02023HD
A national artist delivers a powerful message urging us to embrace and celebrate our cultural heritage, highlighting its richness and greatness, and...
- 2003
Holy Wood
Holy Wood02003HD
The film illustrates the philosophy of “giving back” to nature, and documents the pinugo, the unique system of sustainable land...
- 2018
A Man Who Became Cinema
A Man Who Became Cinema02018HD
Masato Hara made his directorial debut in high school in 1968 and achieved a reputation as a young prodigy. Many years later, he continues to make...