Jerell Rosales is a Filipino American writer/director whose feature directorial debut, HIGH SCHOOL LOVER, stars Academy Award nominee James Franco (127 HOURS), François Arnaud (HEATED RIVALRY), and Lana Condor (COYOTE VS. ACME). The film was released by Lionsgate Home Video and broadcast on Lifetime/A+E Networks (USA), TF1 (France), Telemundo (Mexico), and HBO (Central/Eastern Europe). Rosales is a Humanitas Prize award-winning screenwriting fellow and a directing fellow in Film Independent's Project Involve, where his film, THE TERRORIST, garnered a Jury Award Honorable Mention at the Austin Film Festival. Rosales earned his M.F.A. in Film & Television Directing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.