Listen to Career Instructor of Narrative Production and Writer/Director Jerell Rosales' interview on SiriusXM Radio's "AFFIRMATIVE REACTION with Xorje Olivares" (Ch 127 • SiriusXM Progress).

Jerell and Xorje discuss filmmaking from the QPOC perspective and the inspiration behind his short film These Things Take Time, part of the feature-length compilation, The American Boys (released by NQV Media available on Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, and Vimeo Worldwide).

‘Affirmative Reaction’ is about affirmative representation and highlighting diverse, intersectional voices in society. Host Xorje Olivares is a queer Latinx millennial whose lived experiences and unique curiosities influence his progressive political commentary and timely cultural conversations with those of similar backgrounds. He welcomes artists, activists, and authors who both exist and thrive in the margins and features thought-provoking themes that center on identity.

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.