Kidlat Tahimik Movies

  • 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
  • 1974
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    7.3451974HD

    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...

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
  • 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
    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
  • 2003
    Holy Wood

    Holy Wood

    Holy Wood

    02003HD

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

    Holy Wood
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1995
    Celebrating the Year 2021, Today

    Celebrating the Year 2021, Today

    Celebrating the Year 2021, Today

    01995HD

    A man plants trees around the world.

    Celebrating the Year 2021, Today
  • 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!
  • 1992
    Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons

    Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons

    Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons

    01992HD

    Short film about the sons of the director.

    Orbit 50: Letters to My 3 Sons
  • 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
  • 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?

    71979HD

    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?
  • 2019
    Journey

    Journey

    Journey

    02019HD

    This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.

    Journey
  • 2017
    BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI

    BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI

    BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI

    02017HD

    As the ultimate enfant terrible of Philippine cinema, avant-gardist Kidlat Tahimik refuses to settle on anything, whether it’s the telling of a...

    BalikBayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI
  • 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
  • 2005
    Some More Rice

    Some More Rice

    Some More Rice

    62005HD

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

    Some More Rice
  • 1980
    Yan Ki Made in Hongkong

    Yan Ki Made in Hongkong

    Yan Ki Made in Hongkong

    01980HD

    Documentary about the working poor in Hongkong.

    Yan Ki Made in Hongkong
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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