Jerell Rosales is a Filipino American and LGBTQ+ writer/director who brings culturally specific stories to broad audiences. His feature directorial debut, HIGH SCHOOL LOVER, starring François Arnaud (HEATED RIVALRY), Lana Condor (TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE), and James Franco, was broadcast on Lifetime/A+E Networks, released by Lionsgate Home Video, and has sold to more than a dozen countries, airing on HBO Europe, TF1, and Telemundo. He is attached to direct EARTH TO CHARLIE, based on Justin Olson’s Simon & Schuster novel, and is writing and directing FREDDIE VS. THE FAMILY CURSE, based on Tracy Badua’s HarperCollins novel. A directing fellow in Film Independent’s Project Involve, Rosales has screened his short films at festivals including Outfest, Frameline, NewFest, CAAMFest, and the Austin Film Festival, where THE TERRORIST received a Jury Award Honorable Mention. He holds an M.F.A. in Film & Television Directing from UCLA and teaches directing at Utah Valley University.