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.
Directed
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High School Lover (2017) — Director
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Please Hold (2016) — Director
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Born to Dance This Way (2012) — Director
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The American Boys (2020) — Director
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Mississippi Requiem (2018) — Director
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These Things Take Time (2018) — Director
- The Terrorist (2020) — Director
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Britney-holics Anonymous: A Spear-itual Awakening (2015) — Director
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No No, Homo (2014) — Director