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Tenebras

A man walks through the dark streets of a small town; The journey seems monotonous, but everything changes when he meets a street child.

  • Francisco Rojas
    Director
  • Francisco Rojas
    Writer
  • Iván Aybar
    Producer
  • Mario Jiménez
    Key Cast
    "Child X"
  • Iván Aybar
    Key Cast
    "Man X"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Tenebras
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    9,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Dominican Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Dominican Republic
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Annecy International Animation Film Festival

    France
    June 24, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Muestra Internacional de Cine Experimental y Animación de Puerto Rico
    San Juan
    Puerto Rico
    April 11, 2026
    Official Selection
  • International Animation Festival CHILEMONOS
    Santiago
    Chile
    May 26, 2026
    Official Selection
  • CINECAOS
    Cuiabá
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • Costa Rica Festival Internacional de Cine

    Costa Rica
    Official Selection
  • SFN Loutraki Animation Festival 2026

    Greece
    July 12, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Kinetiq Short Film Ferstival
    Santo Domingo
    Dominican Republic
    June 20, 2026
    Jury Prize - Best Animated Short Film
  • L'Étrange Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 1, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Dominican Film Festival in New York
    New York
    United States
    August 10, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Festival de Cinema de Caruaru 2026
    Caruaru
    Brazil
    August 20, 2026
    Official Selection
  • CARIBETOONS Festival Internacional de animación

    Colombia
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Francisco Rojas

Francisco Rojas is a multidisciplinary Dominican artist; architect, painter, photographer and independent film director who has won several international awards with his short films RUN and BEFORE SLEEP. In 2022, he is the winner of the FONPROCINE Public Contest, organized by the General Directorate of Cinema of the Dominican Republic, in the areas of Fiction Short Film Production and Animated Short Film Production to be able to develop the projects EL MANÁ (2025) and TENEBRAS (2026), which are currently in the process of festival route.

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