[1] One of the most prominent names in the Filipino film industry, he has garnered various accolades locally and internationally, including a Plaridel honorarium for independent cinema.

In recent years, Tahimik has become a noted installation artist with his works exhibited in various public spaces in the Philippines.

[4][5] Tahimik studied at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, earning a Master in Business Administration.

[7] Tahimik grew up in Baguio, Philippines, a summer resort community established in the presence of several U.S. military bases.

The latter of these two films provides some insight into the circumstances that brought him to Europe and into the presence of filmmaker Werner Herzog, who along with director Francis Ford Coppola and his American Zoetrope studio, was instrumental in helping to release Perfumed Nightmare in the United States.