Kidlat Tahimik Movies

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

The film illustrates the philosophy of “giving back” to nature, and documents the pinugo, the unique system of sustainable land...

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...

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

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

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...

Short film about the sons of the director.

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

A silent film by Jet Leyco.

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

Produced over 15 years for the JVC-sponsored Tokyo Video Festival, Tahimik’s Video Diaries offers a lovely set of accents to his longer 16mm...

Documentary about the working poor in Hongkong.

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