Kerry Mondragon is a bold new voice in independent cinema, known for blending raw emotional realism with surrealist flair. Raised between the deserts of northern Mexico and suburban California, Mondragon’s work draws deeply from a life of cultural dissonance, where wild poets, peyote roadmen, and saintly Mexican grandmothers collided with the pristine surfaces of Marin County privilege. A self-taught writer-director, Mondragon began corresponding with Allen Ginsberg at age ten and later assisted Spike Lee on Da Sweet Blood of Jesus—an experience he considers his film school. His debut...
