Jerell Rosales
- Directing
Biography
Jerell Rosales is an Asian/Filipino-American and LGBTQ+ writer/director. His feature-length directorial debut, High School Lover, stars Paulina Singer, Lana Condor and François Arnaud released by Lionsgate Home Video. He's a Humanitas Prize award-winning screenwriter and a directing fellow in Film Independent's Project Involve and the Blackmagic Breakthrough Initiative. His latest, The Terrorist garnered a Jury Award Honorable Mention at the 2020 Austin Film Festival. He's passionate about telling stories with diverse characters navigating the world by fighting their way through it. Jerell grew up a military brat living in bases from Japan to Ohio, but proudly calls the Southern California's Inland Empire home. He's a graduate of UCLA's MFA Directing program and is based in Salt Lake City serving as the Assistant Professor in Cinematic Directing at Utah Valley University.
Known for
Filmography
- The American Boys · Director
- The Terrorist · Director
- These Things Take Time · Director, Screenplay
- Mississippi Requiem · Director
- High School Lover · Director
- Run the Tide · Production Assistant
- Please Hold · Director
- Britney-holics Anonymous: A Spear-itual Awakening · Director
- No No, Homo · Writer, Director
- Born to Dance This Way · Director