Kidlat Tahimik Movies

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...

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,...

An observation of post-colonial economic relations through the intersecting trajectories of two Filipino women: one preparing to leave her native...

Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build...

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,...

This is a Filipino omnibus film about three different journeys.

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

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

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

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

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

Documentary about the meaning of bamboo.

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...

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...

Short film about the sons of the director.

Documentary profiling the directors involved in the loose Philippine New Wave filmmaking movement.

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

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

A man plants trees around the world.

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