Kerry Mondragon

Kerry Mondragon is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter and director.

Tyger Tyger
Mondragon's debut feature film, Tyger Tyger, featuring Dylan Sprouse, Sam Quartin, Thea Sophie Loch Naess, and Eden Brolin was released in select theaters and digital on-demand on February 26, 2021, and received mixed reviews. Tyger Tyger, partly aimed at the youth audience, notably was ranked #16 on Seventeen Magazine's 25 Best Movies of 2021.

Personal life
Mondragon was born on July 9, 1984, in Tucson, Arizona. He was mentored in film direction by Spike Lee while serving as Lee's Assistant and Associate Producer during the filming of the latter's Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014).

Influences
Mondragon cites Jean Vigo and Rainer Werner Fassbinder as influences.

Current Work
Mondragon's second feature film, Wetiko, starring Juan Daniel Garcia Trevino, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Neil Sandilands, Barbara de Reigl, and Jordan Barrett premiered at the Stockholm International Film Festival on November 9, 2022. This film's theme revolves around the odyssey of a young Maya man who is navigating his way through the treacherous undercurrents of a shady New Age ecovillage in the Yucatán. It features dialogue in English, Spanish, Maya, Afrikaans, and one fictional language.