Kidlat Tahimik Movies

  • 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
  • 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?

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    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?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1984
    Memories of Overdevelopment

    Memories of Overdevelopment

    Memories of Overdevelopment

    01984HD

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

    Memories of Overdevelopment
  • 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
  • 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!
  • 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
  • 2006
    Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik

    Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik

    Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik

    02006HD

    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...

    Video-Palaro: The Video Diaries of Kidlat Tahimik
  • 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
  • 1995
    Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima

    Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima

    Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima

    01995HD

    An unexploded bomb that the Americans dropped in the Philippines in their war against the Japanese was found in a river. It was transformed into a...

    Our Bomb Mission in Hiroshima