Jerell Rosales is an Asian/Filipino-American and LGBTQ+ narrative feature film and television writer/director.

Jerell’s feature-length television debut, HIGH SCHOOL LOVER, stars Paulina Singer, Lana Condor, François Arnaud and James Franco. The film was broadcast in the U.S. by Lifetime/A+E Networks, TF1 in France, and released on home video by Lionsgate. He’s a Humanitas Prize award-winning screenwriting fellow and a directing fellow in Film Independent’s signature diverse artist development program, Project Involve. His latest, THE TERRORIST, garnered a Jury Award Honorable Mention at the Austin Film Festival. To date, Jerell’s films have been officially selected in 100+ film festivals worldwide, playing on screens at the Directors Guild of America, the Castro Theatre, the ArcLight Hollywood, and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.

Jerell recieved a Master of Fine Arts from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television and is based out of Salt Lake City where he serves as an Assistant Professor in Digital Cinema Production at Utah Valley University.

Jerell’s upcoming feature film projects are novel adaptations that explores the young adult Filipino-American and Queer experience.

Narrative Director Reel

Full list of credits: IMBb

HIGH SCHOOL LOVER (Trailer)

Feature Film / Made-for-TV Movie
Lifetime/A+E Networks, Lionsgate Home Video

When a 17-year-old (Paulina Singer) falls in love with a famous and sexy celebrity ten years her senior (François Arnaud), her father (James Franco) tries to intervene before the crush turns into a dangerous obsession. Also starring Lana Condor (TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE) and Tyler Alvarez (AMERICAN VANDAL).

Watch the full film on iTunes or Amazon VOD, DVD.