Animales Sueltos

  • Platinum Award — Best Indie Short Independent Shorts Awards 2021
  • Best Foreign Language Independent Shorts Awards 2021
  • Best Original Screenplay Indie Short Fest 2021
  • Best Indie Short IndieX Film Festival 2021
  • The Best Short Film Only the Best Award 2022
  • Jury Award — Best Directors Only the Best Award 2022
The mistake turned animals into men. Could "the truth" turn them back into animals?

Animales Sueltos is an independent film production company from the Dominican Republic. We create stories that strip characters of their social masks to reveal their instinctive nature.

Filmography

Fiction short films that explore human nature.

  • All because the Blonde's Damned Son

    2021

    Jairo had his romantic afternoon all planned out until the Blonde's Damned Son showed up in the neighborhood.

    All because the Blonde's Damned Son

    18 min

    • Dir. Christian Hernández y Danilo Vargas Jr.
    • Guion Christian Hernández
    • DF Sofía Marcos
    • Indie Short Fest 2021
    • Indie X Film Fest 2021
    • NewFilmmakers LA 2022
    • New York Movie Awards

  • The Maid

    2020

    María, a domestic worker from Santo Domingo, is willing to take the biggest risk of her life to satisfy her boyfriend's appetite.

    The Maid

    7 min

    • Dir. Christian Hernández y Danilo Vargas Jr.
    • Guion Christian Hernández
    • DF Danilo Vargas Jr.
    • Dominican Film Festival NY
    • Festival de Cine de Ensenada
    • Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes de Jujuy

Authors.

Fotografía de Christian Hernández
Christian Hernández Director / Screenwriter

A Dominican director and screenwriter. He grew up with a camera his father gave him and turned that tool into a language. Co-founder of Animales Sueltos, he writes and directs stories where the characters always have something to lose.

Projects

  • All because the Blonde's Damned Son 2021
  • La Muchacha de Servicio 2020

Awards

  • Platinum Award · Best Indie Short 2021
  • December Award · Best Original Screenplay 2021
  • Best Indie Short 2021
  • Only the Best Award · The Best Short Film 2022
  • Jury Award · Best Director 2022
Fotografía de Danilo Vargas Jr.
Danilo Vargas Jr. Director / Producer / Director of Photography

A Dominican-American filmmaker who learned to tell stories before he knew that's what it was called. By 16, he was already shooting with whatever he had. He co-founded Animales Sueltos with the conviction that Caribbean cinema can speak to the world on its own terms.

Projects

  • All because the Blonde's Damned Son 2021
  • La Muchacha de Servicio 2020

Awards

  • Platinum Award · Best Indie Short 2021
  • Best Indie Short 2021
  • Only the Best Award · The Best Short Film 2022
  • Jury Award · Best Director 2022

Press.

Press coverage of our work.

  • Variety

    “New Filmmakers LA Unveil Nominees and Jury for 11th Annual Awards”

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  • IMDb

    “New Filmmakers LA Unveil Nominees and Jury for 11th Annual Awards”

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  • Diario Libre

    “Jóvenes dominicanos se destacan en el Festival de Cine NewFilmmakers LA 2022”

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  • Listín Diario

    “Jóvenes dominicanos destacan en Festival de Cine de Los Ángeles”

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  • Noticias SIN

    “Jóvenes dominicanos son premiados en varios festivales internacionales de cine”

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  • El Pregonero

    “Jóvenes dominicanos destacan en Festival de Cine organizado junto a La Academia — NewFilmmakers LA 2022”

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  • El Nuevo Diario

    “Jóvenes dominicanos son premiados en varios festivales internacionales de cine”

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  • Yahoo Entertainment

    “New Filmmakers LA Unveil Nominees and Jury for 11th Annual Awards”

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  • El Nacional

    “Jóvenes dominicanos premiados en varios festivales internacionales de cine”

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  • Hoy

    “Jóvenes dominicanos son premiados en varios festivales internacionales de cine”

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