Cinema Studies Career Instructor and Writer/Director Jerell Rosales' award-winning narrative short film, These Things Take Time, will be distributed in a feature-length compilation of LGBTQ+ stories, The American Boys, released by NQV Media.

The American Boys will be streaming on-demand at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, and Vimeo (Worldwide).

"Filmmaker Rosales creates a superbly realistic tone, with offhanded humour and a spark of internalised emotion. Using a light touch, he skilfully shoots the film from a child's perspective, grappling with emotions that seem to clash with everyone else. It's smart, sensitive and powerful. [...] And where the story goes is simply stunning. It's also beautifully written, directed and played." 

(4.5/5 stars) Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall UK

At elementary school, a child struggles to come to terms with his feelings for a teacher. In high school, the lead singer in a local band has admirers in both the girls and the boys. Meanwhile on campus the pitches and pools have their fair share of star-crossed lovers. And as for Billy? He's just happy to cruise. ​Starring Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery, My So Called Life, Party Monster) and Zackary Arthur (Transparent, The 5th Wave).

Jerell Rosales (he/him/his) is a film and television writer/director whose feature-length directorial debut, HIGH SCHOOL LOVER, premiered on Lifetime/A+E Networks, released on DVD by Lionsgate Home Video, and is streaming in select European countries on HBO. The film stars Paulina Singer (Freeform’s DEAD OF SUMMER), Lana Condor (Netflix’s TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE), François Arnaud (Showtime’s THE BORGIAS), and Academy Award Nominee James Franco (THE DISASTER ARTIST). A festival favorite, Rosales’ short films have played in 100+ film festivals worldwide winning numerous awards and have been distributed on various platforms and networks. Jerell is a Humanitas Prize recipient for his screenwriting and a directing fellow in Film Independent’s signature diversity program, Project Involve. Jerell has also had the pleasure of directing Tyler Alvarez (Netflix's AMERICAN VANDAL), Zackary Arthur (THE 5TH WAVE), and Amy Smart (THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT).

Jerell is a proud Asian-American, Filipino-American, filmmaker with three independent feature films in development. He grew up as a “military brat,” living on bases as far away as Japan. Jerell is currently adapting a novel, Where You Are, by J.H. Trumble for the screen and is in pre-production for his next feature film, SUCKER.