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Kerry Mondragon | |
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| Born | Kerry Mondragon July 9, 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Director |
| Notable work | Tyger Tyger |
Kerry Mondragon is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter and director. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Mondragon's debut feature film, [7] [8] Tyger Tyger, featuring Dylan Sprouse, Sam Quartin, Thea Sophie Loch Naess, and Eden Brolin [9] was released in select theaters and digital on-demand on February 26, 2021, and received mixed reviews. [1] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [3] [16] Tyger Tyger, partly aimed at the youth audience, notably was ranked #16 on Seventeen Magazine's 25 Best Movies of 2021. [17]
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). [18]
Mondragon cites Jean Vigo and Rainer Werner Fassbinder as influences. [19]
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