Kidlat Tahimik Movies

  • 1974
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    7.3311974HD

    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
  • 1996
    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

    Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

    81996HD

    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
  • 2006
    Roofs of the World! Unite!

    Roofs of the World! Unite!

    Roofs of the World! Unite!

    02006HD

    Experimental documentary about roof-making.

    Roofs of the World! Unite!
  • 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
  • 1998
    José Rizal

    José Rizal

    José Rizal

    8.81998HD

    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
  • 1979
    Perfumed Nightmare

    Perfumed Nightmare

    Perfumed Nightmare

    7.1791979HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1981
    Turumba

    Turumba

    Turumba

    6.1671981HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2023
    Lucid

    Lucid

    Lucid

    02023HD

    A national artist delivers a powerful message urging us to embrace and celebrate our cultural heritage, highlighting its richness and greatness, and...

    Lucid
  • 1982
    Shaman Wars

    Shaman Wars

    Shaman Wars

    01982HD

    Three powerful shamans fight it out in a series of bizarre encounters over an a-go-go dancer. Their final encounter ends disastrously for all three,...

    Shaman Wars
  • 1970
    Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva

    Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva

    Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva

    01970HD

    A documentary film by filmmaker couple Egay Navarro and Rica Concepcion. It focuses on the life of Baguio artist Roberto Villanueva, known for his...

    Shaman Showman: The Life and Work of Roberto Villanueva
  • 2026
    First Light

    First Light

    First Light

    82026HD

    An elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker's fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution she has...

    First Light
  • 2018
    A Man Who Became Cinema

    A Man Who Became Cinema

    A Man Who Became Cinema

    02018HD

    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...

    A Man Who Became Cinema
  • 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
  • 2020
    Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag

    Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag

    Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag

    02020HD

    Kidlat Tahimik’s son, Kabunyan de Guia, embarks on a journey from his hometown of Baguio to the southern urban city of Davao using an orange...

    Kabunyan's Journey to Liwanag
  • 1979
    Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?

    Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?

    Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?

    7.51979HD

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

    Who Invented The Yoyo? Who Invented The Moon Buggy?
  • 1981
    I am Blushing

    I am Blushing

    I am Blushing

    91981HD

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

    I am Blushing
  • 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
  • 1994
    Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?

    Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?

    Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?

    6.251994HD

    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...

    Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow?